{"product_id":"the-schocken-book-of-contemporary-jewish-fiction-9780805210651","title":"The Schocken Book of Contemporary Jewish Fiction","description":"This landmark anthology brings together some of the best stories written in the last thirty years by and about American Jews. Saul Bellow tells a brutal coming-of-age story set in Chicago; Mark Helprin recalls a stint in the Israeli army during the Six-Day War; Grace Paley explores the complex relationship between Jews and Blacks; Philip Roth muses on what life would have been like for Kafka if he had come to America, and maybe dated Roth's aunt \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom I.B. Singer's unforgettable depiction of a widower in Miami Beach to Michael Chabon's California-style Jewish wedding and Allegra Goodman's satiric portrayal of a yuppie Orthodox family, a rare view--and one surprising in its diversity--emerges out of the contemporary experience in America.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTed Solotaroff is a literary critic and editor. His books include Best American Short Stories, Many Windows, and A Few Good Voices in My Head. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNessa Rapoport is the author of Preparing for Sabbath and A Woman's Book of Grieving.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Schocken Books Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51807138873618,"sku":"9780805210651","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_7d413b76-4103-4167-8374-eb7f06c95c3d.jpg?v=1766043505","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-schocken-book-of-contemporary-jewish-fiction-9780805210651","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}