Lost Tribe - by Paul Zakrzewski (Paperback)

Book Synopsis

Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life. Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emerging writers.

Steve Almond
Aimee Bender
Gabriel Brownstein
Judy Budnitz
Nathan Englander
Jonathan Safran Foer
Myla Goldberg
Ehud Havazelet
Dara Horn
Rachel Kadish
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Joan Leegant
Michael Lowenthal
Ellen Miller
Tova Mirvis
Peter Orner
Jon Papernick
Nelly Reifler
Ben Schrank
Suzan Sherman
Gary Shteyngart
Aryeh Lev Stollman
Ellen Umansky
Simone Zelitch

From the Back Cover

Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life. Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emerging writers.

Steve Almond
Aimee Bender
Gabriel Brownstein
Judy Budnitz
Nathan Englander
Jonathan Safran Foer
Myla Goldberg
Ehud Havazelet
Dara Horn
Rachel Kadish
Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer
Binnie Kirshenbaum
Joan Leegant
Michael Lowenthal
Ellen Miller
Tova Mirvis
Peter Orner
Jon Papernick
Nelly Reifler
Ben Schrank
Suzan Sherman
Gary Shteyngart
Aryeh Lev Stollman
Ellen Umansky
Simone Zelitch

Review Quotes

...a selection of stories by writers of the "post-Philip Roth generation." ...features tales of sexuality, remembrance, and mysticism... - Library Journal

"An anthology as ambitious as it is important...offers a glimpse of the new generation of American Jewish writers. " - --Aufbau

"Read at your own risk--and great reward." - --Stephen J. Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls and Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

"Paul Zakzewski has been well-situated to see exactly where Jewish literature and its youngest brightest practitioners are heading--and to capture them between covers." - --New York magazine

"Where Jewish literature and its youngest brightest practitioners are heading--and to capture them between covers." - --New York magazine

I highly recommend this collection of fiction to everyone, not only Jews. These are the adventures of one group (ethnic? religious? cultural?) that reflect the lives and struggles of all Americans today, especially the young, as we search for identity and unity in a multicultural society. - Minneapolis Star Tribune

I highly recommend this collection of fiction...(Lost Tribe) reflects the lives and struggles of all Americans today. - Minneapolis Star Tribune