Shiksa Goddess by Wendy Wasserstein
Celebrated playwright and magnetic wit Wendy Wasserstein has been firmly rooted in New York's cultural life since her childhood of Broadway matinees, but her appeal is universal. Shiksa Goddess collects thirty-five of her urbane, inspiring, and deeply empathic essays-all written when she was in her forties, and all infused with her trademark irreverent humor.The full range of Wasserstein's mid-life obsessions are covered in this eclectic collection- everything from Chekhov, politics, and celebrity, to family, fashion, and real estate. Whether fretting over her figure, discovering her gentile roots, proclaiming her love for ordered-in breakfasts, lobbying for affordable theater, or writing tenderly about her very Jewish mother and her own daughter, born when she was forty-eight and single, Wasserstein reveals the full, dizzying life of a shiksa goddess with unabashed candor and inimitable style.
Wendy Wasserstein won a Pulitzer Prize for her play The Heidi Chronicles, which later received a Tony Award. The Sisters Rosensweig, Unusual Ladies and Others, Isn't It Romantic, and An American Daughter are among her other works.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780375726033 |
| ISBN 10 | 0375726039 |
| Title | Shiksa Goddess |
| Author | Wendy Wasserstein |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage |
| Year published | 2002-05-14 |
| Number of pages | 256 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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