Jewish Literature

Modern Hebrew literature got an ideological start in Germany, then found artistic maturity in the East.

The Man of Steel's Jewish roots.

A roundup of the best Chelm stories.

A prominent Holocaust survivor and author who lost the will to survive.

A writer who bridged both Old World and New, but fit into neither.

American Jewish writing depicts the struggles of immigrant life, the stable yet alienated middle-class existence that followed, and finally the unique challenges of cultural acceptance.

In the second half of the 20th century, Israeli writers became a voice of critique and protest.

Three Hebrew language greats offer us very different poetic perspectives on isolation.

Ben Lerner's "10:04" explores contemporary struggles.

In "Austerlitz," W. G. Sebald explores European Jewishness in the post-Holocaust era.

Orly Castel-Bloom's novel is not for the faint of heart.

The first pages of this novel introduce its terrifying protagonist.