Jew Boy by Alan Kaufman
Alan Kaufman grew up in the Bronx, the son of a Jewish mother who had survived the Holocaust, her mind badly scarred. Growing up under the shadow of his mother's demons, vowing never to become a victim like her, he struggles uncomprehendingly with his Jewish identity. He escapes from his crazy home life and hitchhikes across the US only to summon again the phantoms he had sought to escape. Alan's continued odyssey takes him from an Israeli kibbutz and the Israeli army to his descent into alcoholism and homelessness on the streets of New York. At last, discovering in poetry the gift that is true to his being, he also finds sobriety in San Francisco. Kaufman's coming-of-age account is written with irreverent humour and poetic introspection. But above all it bursts with the universal humanity of a brilliant writer embracing the gift of life. Jew Boy's fierce passion will leave no reader untouched. Wonderful writing, with a headlong energy, joy, and sensitivity, bringing to mind the best of Jack Kerouac and Henry Miller Touches on themes rarely explored - the pain, guilt and confusion of American-born children of Holocaust survivors
He is able to combine humor and pathos with a cold-blooded sense of irony. . frightening and deeply moving, Kaufman's memoir is a remarkable document * Publishers Weekly *
Alan Kaufman is the award-winning editor of two anthologies of new American writing and the author of a poetry collection Who are We? He is the founder and editor of the controversial magazine Davka: Jewish Cultural Revolution and the web'zine www.tattoojew.com. He lives in San Francisco
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| ISBN 13 | 9781841193434 |
| ISBN 10 | 1841193437 |
| Title | Jew Boy |
| Author | Alan Kaufman |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2001-06-28 |
| Number of pages | 416 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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