Half/Life by Laurel Snyder
Written by authors born into the so-called "dilemma of intermarriage," the stories in Half/Life explore the experience of being raised in a half-Jewish home. Though each essay is distinct, and the experiences are vastly different, each describes growing up without a streamlined identity, unsure of community or religious direction. From Jenny Traig, whose experiences led her to extreme devotion in the form of religious-obsessive compulsion (scrupulosity) to Thisbe Nissen, who finally felt Jewish after discovering a rosary in her boyfriend's sock drawer, these authors examine the complicated relationships they felt with the Jewish community and the world at large. By turns tragic and funny, religious and heartbreaking, angry and surprisingly familiar, Half/Life represents the altogether diverse memories and reflections of a handful of men and women who have spent a lifetime grappling with how to define themselves, or not. Resulting from that struggle is a complex exploration, and some truly brilliant prose.Penny Dreadful, Any Which Wall, and Up and Down the Scratchy Mountains are just a few of LAUREL SNYDER's children's books. She was born in Baltimore and currently lives in Atlanta with her husband, Chris, their two young sons, and a cat and dog who get along admirably since they are the same size. Laurel has recently begun a antique bread box collection.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781933368245 |
| ISBN 10 | 1933368241 |
| Title | Half/Life |
| Author | Laurel Snyder |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Soft Skull Press |
| Year published | 2006-03-23 |
| Number of pages | 200 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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