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Myla Goldberg

Bee Season (Doubleday) This is Myla Goldberg's haunting first novel, about a Jewish family torn apart by manias born of spiritual mysticism on the one hand, and fear and silence on the other....

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By Michael Silverblatt • Jan 11, 2001 • 30m Listen

Bee Season (Doubleday)

This is a haunting first novel about a Jewish family torn apart by manias born of spiritual mysticism on the one hand, and fear and silence on the other. Myla Goldberg (a gifted writer) talks about her relationship with the books' heroine (a spelling bee champion).

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