Traces the life and relationships of New Englander Tom Keene, as he and other settlers struggle for survival in Richland County, Ohio, the furthest reaches of the American frontier in 1811-12

The Tree of Life

Literature & Fiction

Nissenson, Hugh

Genre Fiction

Harper&Row

A collection of fiction and journal entries depicts the Jewish experience from the early twentieth century in Europe, through the Holocaust, to the struggles of the modern State of Israel

The Elephant and My Jewish Problem: Short Stories and Journals, 1957-1987

United States

Harpercollins

Traces the life and relationships of New Englander Tom Keene, as he and other settlers struggle for survival in Richland County, Ohio, the furthest reaches of the American frontier in 1811-12

Tree of Life (Perennial Fiction Library)

HarperCollins, Publishers

The Elephant and My Jewish Problem: Selected Stories and Journals, 1957-1987

Biographies & Memoirs

Community & Culture

Through airtight prose which allows no overtones of pity, Nissenson has written a relentless assessment of the martyr's way in religion's less-than-grand designs. -- Kirkus ReviewsSet in the year 1912, this is the dramatic portrayal of Jake Brody, an orphaned fifteen-year-old immigrant; of Hannele Isaacs, the rabbi's daughter; and of the Jewish pimp Schlifka, who ruthlessly makes her one of his girls. In the struggle to save Hannele, Jake comes of age abruptly, discovering violence, perversity, and mysticism in the bitter reality of life in a turn-of-the-century American ghetto.

My Own Ground: A Novel

Perennial Library

My Own Ground

Farrar. Straus and Giroux

Set in the year 1912, My Own Ground is the dramatic portrayal of the spiritual and sexual awakening of Jake Brody, an orphaned fifteen-year-old immigrant on New York's Lower East Side. It is also the story of the love of Hannele Isaacs, the rabbi's daughter, for the Jewish pimp Schlifka, who ruthlessly makes her one of his girls. In the struggle to save Hannele, Jacob comes of age abruptly, discovering violence, perversity, mysticism, sexuality, and death in the bitter reality of life in a turn-of-the-century American ghetto.

My Own Ground (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)

Literary

Syracuse Univ Pr

Carcanet Pr

Washington Post Best Books of 2005. Philadelphia Inquirer Top 10 Fiction Pick, Fall 2005
 At age 67, Artie Rubin finds his world shaken to its foundation by events he cannot control. His tale his both universal and unique; it is the story of the end of things and their beginnings, of friends and family, of connections lost and of the endurance of love. The Days of Awe is a breathtaking call to living.
 "[Nissenson] more than holds his own in the arena of gritty, all-too-present-day realism, brilliantly conveying his characters' anxiety and suffering, their conflicting ideas,emotions and beliefs, and the love for one another that makes them so vulnerable but also lends enduring value to their menaced lives."―Wall Street Journal
 "Solid character writing and attention to the details of daily life make the September 11 material well motivated; as characters continue to worry, kibitz, philosophize and complain, one feels that they have a real sense of the stakes."―Publishers Weekly
 "A moving, thought-provoking exploration of coming to grips with mortality."―Booklist
"I just finished The Days of Awe. I am too moved to move. (Even this pen.) An amazing novel. It is as if we are eavesdropping on life." ―Cynthia Ozick

The Days of Awe

Sourcebooks Landmark

"Nissenson, acclaimed for his powerful narratives (The Days of Awe; The Tree of Life), here shows the tight grip of religious devotion on one young man's mind ... History, politics, faith, and daily life all come together in a strong story." – Library Journal Praise for High Nissenson's The Days of Awe: "I just finished The Days of Awe. I am too moved to move. (Even this pen.) An amazing novel. It is as if we are eavesdropping on life." – Cynthia Ozick "If you believe the best novels should be transformative, should rip the dusty curtains from our everyday vision; if you don't mind being terrorized by a narrative, then you'll be looking at a different world when you finish these pages." – Carolyn See, Washington Post "A deep affirmation of life in all its mystery and agony and joy." – Frederick M. Dolan, author of Allegories of America "Nissenson's haunting, deeply moral novel asks the largest questions, and with tough lyric elegance, illuminates the smallest moments. The Days of Awe is a Great Awakening elegy for all our lives even as we live them." – Johanna Kaplan, author of 0 My America "A Masterpiece!" – Amos Elon, author of The Pity of It All

The Pilgrim

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The Tree of Life

The Elephant and My Jewish Problem: Short Stories and Journals, 1957-1987

Tree of Life (Perennial Fiction Library)

The Elephant and My Jewish Problem: Selected Stories and Journals, 1957-1987

My Own Ground: A Novel

My Own Ground

My Own Ground (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)

The Tree of Life

The Days of Awe

The Pilgrim