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He is the author of the memoirs jew boy and drunken angel, the novel matches, and is listed as editor of the outlaw bible of american poetry. Secretly he worked for years on what would soon become a memoir. View alan kaufmans profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Jun 28, 2001 jew boy by alan kaufman, 9781841193434, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Kaufman is the editor of many anthologies, including the outlaw.

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Alan kaufmans most popular book is the outlaw bible of american poetry. Kerouacs wideeyed discovery of an alternative america, millers resolve to throw open the doors of private lives, however unflattering, and spiegelmans comic. Alan kaufman alan kaufman is a novelist and memoirist known for his storytelling power and whos been not only praised by everyone from dave eggers, etgar keret and sapphire to david mamet, hubert selby jr. Kaufmans criticallyacclaimed memoir, jew boy frommfarrar, straus and giroux, has appeared in three editions, hardcover and paperback, in the united states and great britain. Kaufmans criticallyacclaimed memoir, jew boy frommfarrar,strauss, giroux, has appeared in three editions, hardcover and paperback, in the united states and great britain. Jew boy by alan kaufman, 9781841193434, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Growing up under the shadow of his mothers demons, vowing never. Fred jordan on the left and barney rosset on the right, after their publication of my memoir, jew boy. Jew boy by alan kaufman ebook cornell university press. He is the author of the memoirs jew boy and drunken angel, the novel matches, and is listed as. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Jew boy by alan kaufman meet your next favorite book. The outlaw bible of american poetry, the outlaw bible of. It is the most gripping, chilling and inspiring account ever written of a lifelong.

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Kaufman s outlaw bible of american poetry, 1999 grim memoir of a life defined by feelings of victimhood, traced chiefly to his mothera survivor of the nazi occupation of france. I read matches awhile back, loved his stylejew boy lacks the action, but makes up for it in pure pathos and humor. Jew boy tells the story of a young boy growing up in the complex shadow of his. Ruth prawer has praised kaufmans memoir, jew boy as astonishing. Sullivan likened jew boy to these works, saying that kaufman s work combined core elements of each. Alan kaufman is the author of the memoirs jew boy and drunken angel and a novel, matches. Jew boyis alan kaufmans riveting memoir of being raised by a jewish mother who survived the holocaust. Alan kaufman, the bronxborn son of a frenchjewish holocaust survivor and a recovering alcoholic with 23 years of sobriety, is author of the critically acclaimed memoirs jew boy and drunken angel and a novel, matches, based upon his experiences as a former israeli combat soldier. Kaufmans outlaw bible of american poetry, 1999 grim memoir of a life defined by feelings of victimhood, traced chiefly to his mothera survivor of the nazi occupation of france. Alan kaufman is an american novelist, memoirist and poet who was instrumental in the development of the spoken word movement in literature and in the rise of alternative jewish culture. Jew boy alan kaufman published by cornell university press kaufman, alan. Apr 05, 2011 alan kaufman is an american novelist, memoirist and poet who was instrumental in the development of the spoken word movement in literature and in the rise of alternative jewish culture. Alan kaufman has been compared to jack kerouac, henry miller, hubert selby jr.

Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Jew boy is a book about growing up in new york city and being the son of a holocaust. The very title of alan kaufmans debut novel, jew boy fromm international, 2000, signals the bronxborn authors willingness to shout out the very things that make himand the rest of usuncomfortable. The occasion in 2002 was a party in nyc for barneys 80th birthday. Kaufman s criticallyacclaimed memoir, jew boy frommfarrar,strauss, giroux, has appeared in three editions, hardcover and paperback, in the united states and great britain. Alan kaufman is an american writer, memoirist and poet. Alan kaufman alan kaufman grew up in the bronx, the son of a jewish mother who had survived the holocaust, her mind badly scarred by her trauma. Jew boy is alan kaufmans riveting memoir of being raised by a jewish mother who survived the holocaust. So this autobiographical book has the favorite ingredients to my taste. Kaufmans tone is made clear at the outset, when he immediately plunges into his early recollections of being beaten mercilessly with a wire coat hanger by his mother. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Drunken angel, his new autobiographical work, drops like a sledgehammer. He is known for helping to popularize the spoken word movement in literature. Drunken angel book by alan kaufman official publisher.

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Jew boyis alan kaufmans riveting memoir of being raised by a jewish. Alan kaufman has books on goodreads with 7062 ratings. Kaufman s tone is made clear at the outset, when he immediately plunges into his early recollections of being beaten mercilessly with a wire coat hanger by his mother. Jew boy interview by alexander laurence alan kaufman is a writer who now lives in san francisco. Kaufmans tone is made clear at the outset, when he immediately plunges into his early recollections of being beaten mercilessly with a wire coat hanger by his. A memoir has 3 available editions to buy at half price books marketplace. His protagonist, nathan falk, is a twentysomething new york jew with israeli citizenship who has. Sullivan likened jew boy to these works, saying that kaufmans work combined core elements of each.

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See all 4 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Growing up in the bronx with a deeply depressed mother who was a holocaust survivor, kaufman came to grips with his jewish heritage in disquieting ways. A memoir hardcover 1 september 2000 by alan kaufman author 5. The papers of alan kaufman, teacher, writer, poet, editor, performer, artist, and impresario, include drafts of his memoir jew boy, his novel matches, materials related to his editing of the volumes of the outlaw bible series and davka. Kaufman s criticallyacclaimed memoir, jew boy frommfarrar, straus and giroux, has appeared in three editions, hardcover and. He is the author of the memoirs jew boy and drunken angel, the novel. His most recent book is the outlaw bible of american art. Alan kaufman s novel matches was published by little, brown and company in the fall of 2005. For his first novel, kaufman jew boy, memoir has drawn on his own tours of duty with the idf. Kaufman has also edited three groundbreaking anthologies. The experiences of an american jew fighting as a reservist with the israeli defense forces. While traveling all over the world, kaufman found time to join the israeli army.