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- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780195110197
- Book Title
- Oxford Book of Jewish Stories
- Item Length
- 5.9in
- Publisher
- Oxford University Press, Incorporated
- Publication Year
- 1998
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.5in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary, Jewish
- Item Width
- 8.8in
- Item Weight
- 26 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 512 Pages
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In this remarkably wide-ranging anthology, Ilan Stavans has collected the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers from around the globe, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition. The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories takes us from the mid-1800s right up to the present, encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world. The variety of tales captured here is stunning. Readers will find stories such as "A Yom Kippur Scandal" by Sholem Aleichem, the father of Yiddish literature; "Before the Law" by Franz Kafka; "Looking for Mr. Green" by Saul Bellow; "The Spinoza of Market Street" by Isaac Bashevis Singer; and "Midrash on Happiness" by Grace Paley. Stavans has included many pieces by Americans, including such markedly different writers as Cynthia Ozick, Bernard Malamud, Moacyr Seliar, Stanley Elkin, Delmore Schwartz, Dan Jacobson, Francine Prose, Allegra Goodman, and Philip Roth. And here too are pieces from around the globe, by writers no less varied: Isaac Babel, Italo Svevo, Primo Levi, Elias Canetti, Amos Oz, and Danilo Kis. What emerges in the end is proof of an observation by Ba'al Makshoves--that the Jews may have many languages and a dozen echoes in foreign tongues, but only one literature. And it is one of the finest in the world. The many marvelous tales that fill The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories affirm that a shared identity can exist without sterile uniformity--and that writers can engage their religious and cultural heritage without losing touch with those rich, complex ambiguities that inhabit the heart.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0195110196
ISBN-13
9780195110197
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1008427
Product Key Features
Book Title
Oxford Book of Jewish Stories
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Anthologies (Multiple Authors), Literary, Jewish
Publication Year
1998
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
512 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
5.9in
Item Height
1.5in
Item Width
8.8in
Item Weight
26 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Pn6120.95.J6o94 1998
Reviews
"Stavan's...informative introduction discusses language and tradition, and he provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--George Cohen,Booklist, "Featuring 53 stories from around the world, dating from 1806 to 1997, this welcome anthology offers a superb selection.... Stavans's illuminating introduction serves as a suggestive road map of Jewish literature from shtetl to Holocaust to modern Diaspora."--Publishers Weekly, "Featuring 53 stories from around the world, dating from 1806 to 1997,this welcome anthology offers a superb selection.... Stavans's illuminatingintroduction serves as a suggestive road map of Jewish literature from shtetl toHolocaust to modern Diaspora."--Publishers Weekly, "The beauty of this collection is found in its far-reaching Diaspora--the underlying inherent connection of Jews everywhere and at any time.... Stavans evokes, through these selected stories, that a shared identity, centuries old, holds myriad possibilities in the expression ofit."--ForeWord, "The volume deserves high marks for Stavan's incisive introduction and informative headnotes, and for its preserving in such attractive and convenient form gems like Israel Zangwill's 'Tug of Love,' Natalia Ginzburg's 'House at the Sea,' and Alcina Lubitch Domeq's brief, searing 'Bottles.' A landmark collection."--Kirkus Reviews"The beauty of this collection is found in its far-reaching Diaspora--the underlying inherent connection of Jews everywhere and at any time.... Stavans evokes, through these selected stories, that a shared identity, centuries old, holds myriad possibilities in the expression of it."--ForeWord"Stavan's...informative introduction discusses language and tradition, and he provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--George Cohen, Booklist"Featuring 53 stories from around the world, dating from 1806 to 1997, this welcome anthology offers a superb selection.... Stavans's illuminating introduction serves as a suggestive road map of Jewish literature from shtetl to Holocaust to modern Diaspora."--Publishers Weekly"This anthology is more than glittering: it's a reminder that anything--anything--is possible in a story.... The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories is confidently edited by Ilan Stavan.... Stavans has chosen stories that reflect both the power and the genuinely ambiguous nature of the Jewish tradition."--The Times, London"Provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--Booklist, "The volume deserves high marks for Stavan's incisive introduction andinformative headnotes, and for its preserving in such attractive and convenientform gems like Israel Zangwill's 'Tug of Love,' Natalia Ginzburg's 'House at theSea,' and Alcina Lubitch Domeq's brief, searing 'Bottles.' A landmarkcollection."--Kirkus Reviews, "The volume deserves high marks for Stavan's incisive introduction and informative headnotes, and for its preserving in such attractive and convenient form gems like Israel Zangwill's 'Tug of Love,' Natalia Ginzburg's 'House at the Sea,' and Alcina Lubitch Domeq's brief, searing 'Bottles.' Alandmark collection."--Kirkus Reviews, "This anthology is more than glittering: it's a reminder thatanything--anything--is possible in a story.... The Oxford Book of Jewish Storiesis confidently edited by Ilan Stavan.... Stavans has chosen stories that reflectboth the power and the genuinely ambiguous nature of the Jewish tradition."--TheTimes, London, "Provides an interesting chronolgy of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997,highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, majoranthologies, and volumes of essays."--Booklist, "This anthology is more than glittering: it's a reminder that anything--anything--is possible in a story.... The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories is confidently edited by Ilan Stavan.... Stavans has chosen stories that reflect both the power and the genuinely ambiguous nature of the Jewishtradition."--The Times, London, "Provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--Booklist
Copyright Date
1998
Lccn
98-016631
Dewey Decimal
808.83/1088924
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
21
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