What Does It Mean to be a Jewish Writer

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Speakers: Gabriel Josipovici, Eva Hoffman, Howard Jacobson, David Herman 

Saul Bellow said, ‘I have tried to fit my soul into the Jewish-writer category, but it does not feel comfortably accommodated there.’ To many of us, Bellow and authors such as Philip Roth are quintessentially Jewish writers. But does the concept of a Jewish writer even exist? Three of our greatest living – and ‘Jewish’ – writers discuss the notion: Gabriel Josipovici, Eva Hoffman & Howard Jacobson in conversation with David Herman. 

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What Does It Mean to be a Jewish Writer

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59 min