Jewish Identity in Writing (Part 5 of 10)

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Michael Silverblatt

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Art Spiegelman, Cynthia Ozick and Jonathan Rosen

Cartoonist and graphic novelist Art Spiegelman explains how writers' identities are revealed in their work, that reading a book is like crawling into the writer's head. Cynthia Ozick and Jonathan Rosen talk about the immigrant experience and the Jewish American novel.

You can also read an overview of the series or excerpts from:
Cynthia Ozick's Heir to the Glimmering World
Jonathan Rosen's Joy Comes in the Morning

Guests:

Jonathan Rosen: novelist
Cynthia Ozick: author, 'Heir to the Glimmering World'
Art Spiegelman: Editor, 'In the Shadow of No Towers'

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