| Contemporary Jewish American Writers and the Multicultural Dilemma: Return of the Exiled Contributor(s): Furman, Andrew (Author) |
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ISBN: 0815628439 ISBN-13: 9780815628439 Publisher: Syracuse University Press OUR PRICE: $39.55 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: December 2000 Annotation: Furman explores the ambivalent relationship between multiculturalists and contemporary Jewish American literature and advocates a more inclusive and intellectually valid form than is currently practiced. He also offers a historical overview of Jewish American fiction to situate the contemporary writers in the continuum of Jewish American literary history. Engaging and accessible, Furman's work -- the most comprehensive book of its kind -- invokes the current themes and concerns of this generation: the viability of adopting an Orthodox or Hasidic life amid a secular America, a renewed interest in the vibrant Yiddish world of pre-Holocaust Europe, Israel, Jewish Feminism, and the Holocaust as perceived by the children of survivors. These themes have replaced the those of alienation and marginality, which have preoccupied the novelists of the golden age of Jewish American writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Jewish |
| Dewey: 813.540 |
| LCCN: 00022488 |
| Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art |
| Physical Information: 0.72" H x 6.3" W x 9.34" (0.98 lbs) 228 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Exploring the ambivalent relationship between multiculturalists and contemporary Jewish American literature, this text advocates a more inclusive and intellectually valid form than is currently practiced. It includes an historical overview of Jewish American fiction. |