The triumphs and tragedies of Jewish immigrant life -- Novels of wide cultural panorama -- Reflections of the New York Jewish intellectuals -- Saintly fools/sensitive flops -- Bashing the Jewish-American suburbs -- Saul Bellow, Norman Mailer, and John Updike: major American writers and Jewish-American material -- New directions
Summary
Provides in-depth analysis of the life, works, career, and critical importance of Jewish-American fiction, 1917-1987
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 158-161) and index