The North of GodA throwback to the Yiddish sublime.-Harold Bloom In a boxcar crammed with Jews headed to a concentration camp, one man attempts to tell a story vital enough to displace the horror. A mesmerizing tour-de-force. Steve Stern's novels and stories have won the Jewish Book Award, the O. Henry Award, and numerous other prizes. He teaches at Skidmore College. |
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