Jewish fiction – The Solomon Scandals

The D.C. newspaper novel, the media, the Washington area, tech and other surrealism: David Rothman at large

Kafka, Proust, Roth classics lead Jewcy.com list: ‘The 50 Most Essential Works of Jewish Fiction of the Last 100 Years’

David Rothman February 10, 2011February 10, 2011 0 comment

For every two Jews, said David Ben Gurion, the first prime minister of Israel, three opinions exist, and maybe when we’re talking about literary works, the number of viewpoints would be five or six. Jewcy is out with The 50 Most Essential Works of Jewish Fiction of the Last 100 years, as compiled by the […]

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Scandals as a Northern Virginia Jewish novel

David Rothman December 3, 2008July 3, 2023 0 comment

Jonathan Stone as an Afro-American? Because Jewish protagonists are such old hat? So suggested a buddy of mine—not an anti-semite or self-hating Jewish, but an intelligent man of the observant, practicing variety. May I respectfully disagree? In fact, The Solomon Scandals in some respects is as much a Northern Virginia Jewish novel as a newspaper […]