Cynthia Ozick
Her name is Ozick, look on her works, ye mighty, and despair
The life that emerges from the novel’s pages is a reflection of the concerns that shaped Ozick.
Men explain Anne Frank to me
From Philip Roth to Ryan Murphy, men keep pretending Anne Frank survived the Holocaust. Why?
Celebrating Cynthia Ozick, ‘Kodachrome’ And More To Read, Watch And Do This Weekend
Cynthia Ozick, a grand dame of American letters, turned 90 this week. To celebrate, check out some of her most wonderful work.
Cynthia Ozick’s Golem Story Is a Fairy Tale of Sexual Obsession and Dentistry
This month Anne Roiphe revisits Cynthia Ozick’s first “Puttermesser” story and creates a hilarious fable of sexual tumult and moral decay.
Cynthia Ozick Has Issues — And Come To Think of It, So Do We
Cynthia Ozick, grande dame of Jewish letters, has some issues with critics. And our critic, David L. Ulin, takes issue with some of her criticisms.
A Son's Journey Deep Into the Heart of Saul Bellow
Saul Bellow was one of the most decorated writers of the last century, but perhaps not one of the most beloved parents. Greg Bellow considers his father’s legacy and character.
What Jews Can Learn From Christian Writer Reynolds Price
Durham, N.C. is not an easy place to be a non-conformist. It is the home of Duke University, notorious for its male lacrosse team’s behaving badly and its “Cameron Crazies,” obsessed basketball fans. Even in January 2011, when the Durham public schools need to make up a snow day, school is scheduled for Saturday, Jewish students notwithstanding.
Forward Fives: 2010 in Fiction
In this, the second annual Forward Fives selection, we celebrate the year’s cultural output with a series of deliberately eclectic choices in film, music, theater, exhibitions and books. Here we present five of the most important Jewish novels of 2010. Feel free to argue with and add to our selections in the comments.