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The Blessing and the Curse: The Jewish People and Their Books in the Twentieth Century
By Kirsch, Adam
- ISBN
- 9780393652406
- Publisher
- Norton
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Starred Review on July 1, 2020 | Arts & Humanities
In this far-ranging survey, celebrated poet biographer Kirsch (Who Wants To Be a Jewish Writer? And Other Essays) explores 20th-century Jewish literature through four primary themes, starting with the alienation and "exile" of Jews and the rise of anti-Semitism in Europe as depicted by (among others) Franz Kafka, Isaac Bashevis Singer, Elie Wiesel, and Primo Levi. Next, Kirsch traces the coming of age of Jewish-American literature in the 20th century, the literary and cultural achievements of Jewish writers in Israel, and the philos...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
