A generous collection of 52 stories from Europe, Africa, and the
Americas that spans two centuries. Included are not only the
world's best-known Jewish writers (e.g., Aleichem, Babel, Bellow,
Ozick, Oz, Singer, et al.), but also a few most of us wouldn't have
thought of (Ludwig Lewisohn, Nadine Gordimer) and several neglected
masters (the pseudonymous "Der Nister," Brazilian Moacyr Scliar),
along with newer writers (Steve Stern, Rebecca Goldstein, and the
really rather phenomenal Allegra Goodman). Only a few stories (such
as those by Italo Svevo, Delmore Schwartz, and Bernard Malamud) are
certifiable warhorses, and the volume deserves high marks for
Stavans's incisive introduction and informative headnotes, and for
its preserving in such attractive and convenient form gems like
Israel Zangwill's "Tug of Loe," Natalia Ginzburg's "House at the
Sea," and Alcina Lubitch Domeq's brief, searing "Bottles." A
landmark anthology. (Kirkus Reviews)
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. Encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world, readers will find stories by everyone from Sholem Aleichem to Saul Bellow, Primo Levi to Amos Oz.
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.
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