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Masterpieces of Jewish American Literature
Series: Greenwood Introduces Literary Masterpieces
 Sanford Sternlicht

0-313-33857-4/978-0-313-33857-1

Description
Provides biographical and critical information related to 10 major works of Jewish American literature.

Reviews:
-The titles are well chosen, making this a good starting point for young people (and their teachers) who are just beginning to read Jewish-American fiction. —Multicultural Review
-In this volume appropriate for advanced high school students and above, Sternlicht highlights ten major 20th-century novels from ten Jewish American authors. Discussion for each work covers biographical and historical contexts, plot and character development, themes, and narrative style. Introductory material addresses the history of Jewish American literature and the mass experiences that unite each of the authors. The following titles are featured: Call it Sleep, Jews without Money, The Rise of David Lavinksy, Bread Givers, The Old Bunch, The Adventures of Augie March, The Assistant, The Chosen, Portnoy's Complaint, and The Messiah of Stockholm. —Reference & Research Book News
About the Author
Sanford Sternlicht is Professor of English at Syracuse University. He has published several books of poetry, and his scholarly studies include A Reader's Guide to Modern Irish Drama (1998), Chaim Potok: A Critical Companion (Greenwood, 2000), Student Companion to Elie Wiesel (Greenwood, 2003), and Masterpieces of Modern British and Irish Drama (Greenwood, 2005).
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