Jewish Noir: Contemporary Tales Of Crime And Other Dark Deeds
by Kenneth Wishnia /
2015 / English / EPUB
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A unique collection of all-new stories by award-winning
authors.
A unique collection of all-new stories by award-winning
authors.
This anthology includes the work of numerous authors such as
Marge Piercy, Harlan Ellison, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Richler, Moe
Prager (Reed Farrel Coleman), Wendy Hornsby, Charles Ardai, and
Kenneth Wishnia. The stories explore such issues as the Holocaust
and its long-term effects on subsequent generations,
anti-Semitism in the mid- and late-20th-century United States,
and the dark side of the Diaspora (e.g., the decline of
revolutionary fervor, the passing of generations, the Golden
Ghetto, etc.). The stories in this collection include
“Trajectories,” Marge Piercy’s story of the divergent paths taken
by two young men from the slums of Cleveland and Detroit in a
rapidly changing post–WW II society; “Some You Lose,” Nancy
Richler’s empathetic exploration of the emotional and
psychological challenges of trying to sum up a man’s life in a
eulogy; and “Yahrzeit Candle,” Stephen Jay Schwartz’s take on the
subtle horrors of the inevitable passing of time. These works
include many “teachable moments” about the history of prejudice,
the contradictions of ethnic identity, and assimilation into
American society and culture.
This anthology includes the work of numerous authors such as
Marge Piercy, Harlan Ellison, S. J. Rozan, Nancy Richler, Moe
Prager (Reed Farrel Coleman), Wendy Hornsby, Charles Ardai, and
Kenneth Wishnia. The stories explore such issues as the Holocaust
and its long-term effects on subsequent generations,
anti-Semitism in the mid- and late-20th-century United States,
and the dark side of the Diaspora (e.g., the decline of
revolutionary fervor, the passing of generations, the Golden
Ghetto, etc.). The stories in this collection include
“Trajectories,” Marge Piercy’s story of the divergent paths taken
by two young men from the slums of Cleveland and Detroit in a
rapidly changing post–WW II society; “Some You Lose,” Nancy
Richler’s empathetic exploration of the emotional and
psychological challenges of trying to sum up a man’s life in a
eulogy; and “Yahrzeit Candle,” Stephen Jay Schwartz’s take on the
subtle horrors of the inevitable passing of time. These works
include many “teachable moments” about the history of prejudice,
the contradictions of ethnic identity, and assimilation into
American society and culture.