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Synopsis
Harper & Row, 1974, first edition. STORIES: On Venus, Have We Got a Rabbi (1974) by William Tenn; The Golem (1955) by Avram Davidson; Unto the Fourth Generation (1959) by Isaac Asimov; Look, You Think You've Got Troubles (1969) by Carol Carr; Goslin Day (1970) by Avram Davidson; The Dybbuk of Mazel Tov IV (1974) by Robert Silverberg; Trouble with Water (1939) by H. L. Gold; Gather Blue Roses (1972) by Pamela Sargent; The Jewbird (1963) by Bernard Malamud; Paradise Last (1974) by George Alec Effinger; Street of Dreams, Feet of Clay (1967) by Robert Sheckley; Jachid and Jachidah (1961) by Isaac Bashevis Singer; I'm Looking for Kadak (1974) by Harlan Ellison. FEATURES: Why Me? (essay) by Isaac Asimov; Ellison's Grammatical Guide and Glossary for Goyim (1974) essay by Harlan Ellison. Interior artwork by Tim Kirk.
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About the Author
Jack Dann has written and edited over sixty books, including Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction; More Wandering Stars: An Anthology of Outstanding Stories of Jewish Fantasy and Science Fiction (Jewish Lights); and the international bestselling novel about Leonardo da Vinci, The Memory Cathedral. Already translated into ten languages, The Memory Cathedral won Australia's Aurealis Award and a selection won the coveted Nebula Award. He lives in Australia on a farm overlooking the sea and "commutes" back and forth to Los Angeles and New York. Visit his website at www.jackdann.com.
Jack Dann is available to speak on the following topics:
- Jewish Science Fiction? How Can That Be, and What Can It So That Regular Jewish Fiction Can't?
- Exploring the Holocaust through the Lens of the Fantastic
- I Am Jewish Enough! The Iconoclastic Mumblings of a Cultural Jew
- My Rabbi Is an Alien: How to Write and Read Jewish Science Fiction
Review
"A delightful collection of stories that shows just how universal themes of inter-marriage, assimilation and other hot Jewish topics are. Science fiction fans will like it, plain old fiction lovers will love it." -- Enid Weiss, Baltimore Jewish Times
"A stellar achievement . . . a volume aglow with love, laughter, pathos." (Hadassah) "Heaven sent. . . . Brilliant." -- Stanley Elkin
"Delightful and deep, hilarious and sad. . . . Go and study it." -- James Morrow, author of Towing Jehovah
"This collection is magnificent." -- Chicago Tribune
"Unexpected, delightful, and delirious." -- Leo Rosten
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- PublisherHarper & Row
- Publication date1974
- ISBN 10 0060109440
- ISBN 13 9780060109448
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages239
- EditorJack Dann
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