21st Century Jewish American Literature: An Update with Steve Rubin

Join Steve Rubin for an engaging talk about the writing of the latest generation of Jewish American authors: Allegra Goodman, Nathan Englander, Joshua Cohen, Dara Horn, Nicole Krauss, Jonathan Safran Foer and others. After the phenomenal success of Roth, Malamud, and Bellow it was generally assumed that Jewish American literature would cease to exist as a definable entity. Fortunately, this was not the case. Jewish writing in 21st century America has not only endured, but has flourished. Far from casting their religion aside, writers such as Englander, Horn and Goodman have chosen to explore and define in new and imaginative ways their relationship to Judaism, feminism, America, and their heritage. The results have been exciting, challenging, and rewarding for a new generation of readers.