Best Contemporary Jewish Writing Contributor(s): Lerner, Michael (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0787959723 ISBN-13: 9780787959722 Publisher: Jossey-Bass OUR PRICE: $33.26 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: September 2001 Annotation: Rachel Adler Yehuda Amichai Aharon Appelfeld Zygmunt Bauman David Biale Tsvi Blanchard Daniel Boyarin Anita Diamant Morris Dickstein Nathan Englander Nomi Eve Sidra DeKoren Ezrahi Nancy Flam Peter Gabel Mordechai Gafni Rebecca Goldstein Arthur Green Steve Greenberg Martin Jay Rodger Kamenetz Irena Klepfisz Kenneth Koch U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman Jonathan Mark Benny Morris Jacqueline Osherow Ilana Pardes Marge Piercy Robert Pinsky Daniel Pipes Norman Podhoretz Sarah Polster Dennis Prager Dahlia Ravikovitch Rachel Naomi Remen Adrienne Rich Jonathan Rosen Thane Rosenbaum Philip Roth William Safire Susan Schnur Jonathan Schorsch Ruth Knaffo Setton Zalman Schachter-Shalomi Alan Shaprio Rami Shapiro Jerome Slater Joseph Telushkin Yona Wallach Arthur Waskow C. K. Williams Naomi Wolf David Wolpe |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | American - General |
Dewey: 810.989 |
LCCN: 2001003013 |
Physical Information: 1.47" H x 6.02" W x 9.56" (1.65 lbs) 464 pages |
Themes: - Theometrics - Secular - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jewish culture, identity, and spirituality through the eyes of the brightest and best authors Best Contemporary Jewish Writing is a treasure trove of short stories, poetry, and essays from such renowned contributors as Naomi Wolf, U.S. Senator Joseph Lieberman, William Safire, and Marge Piercy. Dive into this rich arrayof writing and you ll see that the Jewish experience reflects universal themes. The writers in this collection have something to say to Jews, not only to those struggling with their Jewish identity, and also to the wider world. Whether your main interest is in poetry or politics, spirituality or cultural identity, social healing or individual transformation, you ll find Best Contemporary Jewish Writing to be a collection that inspires, excites, and provokes. It also reflects the diversity of thought, opinion, and sensibility of today s best known Jewish thinkers and writers. This volume is the first in the much anticipated annual series Best Jewish Writing. |