Jewish-American fiction, 1917-1987 / Sanford Pinsker
| Author(s): | Pinsker, Sanford |
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| Subjects: | American fiction--Jewish authors--History and criticism American fiction--20th century--History and criticism Jewish fiction--United States--History and criticism Jews--United States--Intellectual life Jews in literature |
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| Material Type: | Books |
| Language: | English |
| Audience: | Unspecified |
| Published: | New York : Twayne Publishers ; Toronto : Maxwell Macmillan Canada ; New York : Maxwell Macmillan International, c1992 |
| Series: | Twayne's United States authors series TUSAS 606 Twayne's United States authors series TUSAS 606 |
| LC Classification: | P, PS |
| Table of Contents: | Preface Acknowledgments Chronology Ch. 1. The Triumphs and Tragedies of Jewish Immigrant Life 1 Ch. 2. Novels of Wide Cultural Panorama 20 Ch. 3. Reflections of the New York Jewish Intellectuals 31 Ch. 4. Saintly Fools/Sensitive Flops 49 Ch. 5. Bashing the Jewish-American Suburbs 80 Ch. 6. Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer, and John Updike: Major American Writers and Jewish-American Material 105 Ch. 7. New Directions 137 Notes and References 153 Selected Bibliography 158 Index 162 |
| Notes: | LCCN: 92002948 ISBN: 0805739599 (alk. paper) Includes bibliographical references (p. 158-161) and index Contents: The triumphs and tragedies of Jewish immigrant life -- Novels of wide cultural panorama -- Reflections of the New York Jewish intellectuals -- Saintly fools/sensitive flops -- Bashing the Jewish-American suburbs -- Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer, and John Updike: major American writers and Jewish-American material -- New directions |
| Physical Description: | xix, 167 p. ; 23 cm |
| OCLC Number: | 25202093 |
| ISBN/ISSN: | 0805739599 |