OF THE TRIBE: FACETS & FARCE OF JEWISH LIFE – FICTION
Reuven Fenton’s Goyhood: A Novel is the story of Mayer Belkin, a devoutly Orthodox man who discovers in middle age that he isn’t, in fact, Jewish. Traumatized and spiritually adrift, Mayer embarks on a surreal road trip through the Deep South with his estranged twin, his mother’s ashes, an Instagram influencer, and a one-eyed dog, while grappling with God, identity, and marriage woes. In Jason Diamond’s Kaplan’s Plot: A Novel, Elijah returns to Chicago broken – his mother Eve is dying and his business has failed. Discovering that his family owns a Jewish cemetery and that his great-uncle Solomon Kaplan is buried there, Elijah pursues the mystery of his grandfather Yitz’s gangster past. And as secrets unravel and the past and present collide, he and Eve are forced to confront who they truly are. Following the misadventures of 21-year-old camp counselor Ruby, Aaron Kreuter’s Lake Burntshore: A Novel offers social satire, romance, and political commentary all in one, as it celebrates the contemporary Jewish world through its most iconic symbol – the often idyllic yet always dramatic summer camp. This one includes Israeli soldiers, contentious Jewish issues, greed, and, oh yes, falling in love.
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