What We Talk About When We Talk about Anne Frank, By Nathan Englander
This short-story collection – mournful, moral and comic by turns, continues Englander's interrogations of Jewishness which appeared in his first collection, set in Brooklyn.
Here, though, the scope is more ambitious and deeply freighted: we traverse from Florida to the Middle East and from fable to contemporary settlers, secular and ultra-Orthodox Jews.
The titular story – a twist on Raymond Carver's, of a similar name – jumps from brilliant Woody Allen-esque dialogue and comedy to darkness.
Subscribe to Independent Premium to bookmark this article
Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Premium subscription today.
Join our commenting forum
Join thought-provoking conversations, follow other Independent readers and see their replies