The Schocken Book of Contemporary Jewish Fiction (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780805210651)

This landmark anthology brings together some of the best stories written in the last thirty years by and about American Jews. Saul Bellow tells a brutal coming-of-age story set in Chicago; Mark Helprin recalls a stint in the Israeli army during the Six-Day War; Grace Paley explores the complex relationship between Jews and Blacks; Philip Roth muses on what life would have been like for Kafka if he had come to America, and maybe dated Roth's aunt

From I.B. Singer's unforgettable depiction of a widower in Miami Beach to Michael Chabon's California-style Jewish wedding and Allegra Goodman's satiric portrayal of a yuppie Orthodox family, a rare view--and one surprising in its diversity--emerges out of the contemporary experience in America.

Author: Ted Solotaroff, Nessa Rapoport
ISBN-10: 0805210652
ISBN-13: 9780805210651
Publisher: Penguin Random House LLC (No Starch)
Language: English
Published: 04/23/1996
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.14lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.60w x 0.95d