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Author:

Kirsch, Adam, 1976- author.

Title:

The blessing and the curse : the Jewish people and their books in the twentieth century / Adam Kirsch.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

W. W. Norton & Company,

Copyright Date:

2020

Description:

xiv, 279 pages ; 25 cm

Subject:

Jewish literature--20th century--History and criticism.
Judaism--20th century.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [259]-262) and index.

Summary:

"An erudite and accessible survey of Jewish life and culture in the twentieth century, as reflected in seminal texts. Following The People and the Books, which "covers more than 2,500 years of highly variegated Jewish cultural expression" (Robert Alter, New York Times), formidable and perceptive literary critic Adam Kirsch now turns to the salient works of modern Jewish thought. From the vast emigration of Jews out of Eastern Europe to the Holocaust to the creation of Israel, the twentieth century transformed Jewish life. This was true, also, of writing: the novels, plays, poems, and memoirs of Jewish writers provided intimate access to new worlds of experience. Here Kirsch navigates four themes that shaped the twentieth century in Jewish literature and culture: Europe, America, Israel, and the endeavor to reconfigure Judaism as a modern faith. Reading writers ranging from Franz Kafka to Philip Roth, Anne Frank to Tony Kushner, Hannah Arendt to Judith Plaskow, Kirsch's scope is wide and his observations diverse. Insightful and engaging, The Blessing and the Curse brings the Jewish experience vividly to life"-- Provided by publisher.

ISBN:

0393652408
9780393652406

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1147932425

LCCN:

2020013974

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

BOPG851 -- Ames Public Library (Ames)

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

CAPH522 -- Iowa City Public Library (Iowa City)

KAPF566 -- Keokuk Public Library (Keokuk)