Affiliated Identities In Jewish American Literature

Focusing on relationships between Jewish American authors and Jewish authors elsewhere in America Europe and Israel this book explores the phenomenon of authorial affiliation the ways in which writers intentionally highlight and perform their connections with other writers. Starting with Philip Roth as an entry point and recurring example David Hadar reveals a larger network of authors involved in formations of Jewish American literary identity including among others Cynthia Ozick Saul Bellow Ni