a survey of Jewish-American literature on Israel, 1928-1995 /
First Statement of Responsibility
Andrew Furman
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
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ix, 223 pages ;
Dimensions
24 cm
SERIES
Series Title
SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture
INTERNAL BIBLIOGRAPHIES/INDEXES NOTE
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 203-218) and index
CONTENTS NOTE
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Introduction: Israel, the foremost preoccupation of the American Jew -- Meyer Levin against the grain: A Zionist writer takes on America's pre-Zionist Zeitgeist -- Embattled uris: A look back at Exodus -- Saul Bellow's Middle East problem -- Hugh Nissenson's Israel: In search of a viable Jewish ethos in Israel -- Zionism in Chaim Potok's The Chosen, Messianic complications, and current crises -- Philip Roth's nerve in The Counterlife and Operation Shylock: A confession: "Jewish Mischief" and the post-colonial critique -- Anne Roiphe's angst: A Jewish-American feminist looks at Israel -- Tova Rich's daring vision; or, the feminization of Israel's penitent -- Conclusion
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TOPICAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
American fiction-- Jewish authors-- History and criticism
Jewish fiction-- History and criticism
Jews in literature
Jews-- United States-- Intellectual life
Judaism and literature-- United States-- History-- 20th century