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Fabulous Small Jews

Joseph Epstein

In Fabulous Small Jews, the best-selling author Joseph Epstein has produced eighteen charming, magical, and finely detailed stories. They are populated by lawyers, professors, scrap-iron dealers, dry cleaners, all men of a certain age who feel themselves adrift in the radically changed values of the day. Epstein's richly drawn characters are at various crossroads and turning points in their lives: bitter Seymour Hefferman, who anonymously sends scathing postcards to writers until he gets caught; Moe Bernstein, who, inspired by his grandson, decides to attend to his own health after long delay; divorcé Artie Glick, who wants to marry his pregnant girlfriend. Fabulous Small Jews is a marvelous collection from a master of the short form.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Houghton Mifflin
  • Publish Date: Jul 1st, 2004
  • Pages: 340
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 8.30in - 5.58in - 0.73in - 0.91lb
  • EAN: 9780618446582
  • Categories: Short Stories (single author)Historical - 20th Century - World War II & HolocaustRomance - Historical - 20th Century

About the Author

Epstein, Joseph: -

JOSEPH EPSTEIN is the author of the best-selling Snobbery and of Friendship, among other books, and was formerly editor of the American Scholar. His work has appeared in The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, the Atlantic Monthly, and other magazines. He lives in Evanston, Illinois.

Praise for this book

"Epstein, always a graceful writer, also happens to possess a stand-up comic's gift for punch lines..." --Diane Cole The New York Times Book Review

"Epstein has compiled a collection of short stories as thoughtful and arresting as its title . . . Gratifying and genuine . . ." Publishers Weekly --