Alan kaufman is an american writer, memoirist and poet. Kaufman is the editor of many anthologies, including the outlaw. He struggles to comprehend what it means to be jewish as he deals with the demons haunting his mother and attempts to escape his wretched home life by devoting himself to high school football. Jew boy by alan kaufman ebook cornell university press. Jew boy by alan kaufman, 9781841193434, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. The outlaw bible of american poetry, the outlaw bible of. His forthcoming book is the outlaw bible of american art the. Matches memoir violently grabs your attention, refusing to let up until hes had. His language is sizzling, his insights razoredged, his honesty a. A memoir 9780880642750 by kaufman, alan and a great selection of similar new, used and collectible books available now at great prices.
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Alan kaufman s jew boy breaks the lockstep of modern literature and takes the reader, jew and non jew alike, into a new world. Buy alan kaufman ebooks to read online or download in pdf or epub on your pc, tablet or mobile device. This pioneering masterpiece, the very first memoir of its kind by a member of the. Jew boyis alan kaufmans riveting memoir of being raised by a jewish mother who survived the. Kaufman has also edited three groundbreaking anthologies. Alan kaufman author of the outlaw bible of american poetry. He is the author of the memoirs jew boy and drunken angel, the novel matches, and is listed as. Browse alan kaufman s bestselling audiobooks and newest titles. David mamet has called matches an extraordinary war novel, and dave eggers has written that there is more passion here then you see in twenty other books combined. Jew boy by alan kaufman 2001, paperback for sale online. Discover more authors youll love listening to on audible. Then it was my fathers turn, in his boxer shorts, to threaten, bribe, and cajole, to no avail.
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