Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge
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Book Overview
Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life. Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emerging writers.
Steve AlmondAimee Bender
Gabriel Brownstein
Judy Budnitz
Nathan Englander
Jonathan Safran Foer
Myla Goldberg
Ehud Havazelet
Dara Horn
Rachel Kadish
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Joan Leegant
Michael Lowenthal
Ellen Miller
Tova Mirvis
Peter Orner
Jon Papernick
Nelly Reifler
Ben Schrank
Suzan Sherman
Gary Shteyngart
Aryeh Lev Stollman
Ellen Umansky
Simone Zelitch
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0060533463
ISBN13:9780060533465
Release Date:August 2003
Publisher:Harper Perennial
Length:548 Pages
Weight:1.04 lbs.
Dimensions:0.2" x 5.4" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
5 ratings
Love and Sex After Portnoy
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
I saw this book next to The Best American Short Stories four years back, purchased it, and it took me another few years before I even noticed it in my collection. I wasn't sure what to expect, but considering the last two books I read were Portnoy's Complaint and the autobiography of Richard Lewis, I thought I was setting myself up for disappointment. The first couple stories I felt like that guy who goes to a comedy club and just sits there with his arms crossed, stone-faced, daring the comedian to make him laugh. Once I got through the first page or two, and realized that there was no hidden agenda to the book, I fell into just about every story I read. My favorite being The Argument by Rachel Kadish. I practically highlighted the whole story with dialogue, ideas and scenes I found fascinating.
One of the best short story collections I have read
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
I just finished Lost Tribe. I loved it. Without a doubt the best collection of short stories I have ever read. As a writer (still very small time) I found the book inspiring; I would someday like to achieve the quality of writing I found in LT.
Great collection of stories!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
"Lost Tribe" is one of my favorite books of short stories. I couldn't put it down and look forward to reading other material by these authors. I also like the personal touch of each author's comments at the end of his/her piece. Nicely organized.I do a lot of traveling and having a book of short stories is ideal for the plane. There's generally enough time to get through at least one with a sense of completion and this great assembly was so engaging, I kept hoping that the flights would last longer so I could move on to another story.
A Startling Book
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This book gives me hope for Jewish writing. The selection of stories is surprising and subtle, and together they add up to a portrait of modern Jewish life that's completely different from what one gathers from fretting Jewish newspapers and anxious studies about "intermarriage." But I don't just recommend Lost Tribe as a sociological corrective -- it's a brilliant work of editing, the themes of story responded to or carried forward by the next. I have my favorites, but I won't mention them -- get this book, read it with friends, and discuss.
Not your parents Jewish fiction
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 21 years ago
This is a witty, sardonic, engrossing, and very funny collection of stories and I highly recommend it. The voices of these writers are young, fresh, and smart. Plus, it's a great book to read on the subway.This book, for me, was about finding a connection. These writers spoke to so many issues that I have with my own Judaism that my parents and grandparents don't have, or aren't comfortable discussing, such as dealing with the over-exposure of the Holocaust, being Jewish in a secular world and LIKING IT, and being Jewish in a world in which Israel has always existed in your life time. These are not stories about being Jewish and being a victim, these are stories about people who happen to be Jewish and how that happens to affect their lives - or not.
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