The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories

In this remarkably wide-ranging anthology, Ilan Stavans has collected the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers from around the globe, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition. Encompassing the full spectrum of Jewish writing around the world, readers will find stories by everyone from Sholem Aleichem to Saul Bellow, Primo Levi to Amos Oz.

The many marvelous tales that fill The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories affirm that a shared identity can exist without sterile uniformity -- and that writers can engage their religious and cultural heritage without losing touch with those rich, complex ambiguities that inhabit the heart.