The modern Jewish canon: a journey through language and culture

Abstract

What makes a great book? In fact, what makes a book Jewish in the first place? Ruth R. Wisse eloquently fields these questions in The Modern Canon, her compassionate, insightful guide to the finest literature of the 20th century. From Isaac Babel to Isaac Bashevis Singer, Elie Wiesel to Cynthia Ozick, Wisse's The Modern Canon is a book that every student of literature, and every reader of great fiction, should enjoy.