Cynthia Ozick Bücher

»Professor, 1933 aus Berlin zugez., Kinder 3-14 J., su. Hilfskraft, Umzug NYC. Kontakt Mitwisser, 22 Westerly.« Was sich liest wie ein Telegramm, ist eine Annonce, und Rose Meadow, achtzehn Jahre alt, ohne Angehörige, bewirbt sich auf das vielversprechende Inserat. Die Mitwissers waren über Nacht zu Flüchtlingen geworden. Und Rose, Mädchen für alles und ebenfalls heimatlos, besitzt Witz und, was für verlorene Existenzen typisch ist: Empfindlichkeit und eine scharfe Beobachtungsgabe. Sie ist es, die uns dieses Haus der verschlossenen Türen und stummen Münder aufschließt.

Die große amerikanische Erzählerin Cynthia Ozick ist neu zu entdecken mit dieser Variation von Henry James’ berühmtem Roman Die Gesandten. Zentrales Thema: Wie kann Liebe gewonnen und gepflegt, warum kann sie zerstört und verspielt werden?

Die Grand Dame der amerikanischen Literatur entwirft das Bild einer Welt im Umbruch. Ein Roman über eine deutsche Emigrantenfamilie im New York der Dreissiger Jahre. Nominiert für den International Booker Prize 2005.

A collection of readings relevant to the development of an intercultural psychology which takes into account the different circumstances, needs, values, constructions of reality, and worldviews and belief systems that significantly shape the experience and behavior of cultural groups. The 34 papers and introductory essay are arranged in four parts: the politics of difference; development, adaption, and the acquisition of culture; self and other in cultural context; and diagnostic assessment, treatment, and cultural bias. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

A collection of 21 essays on writers, including Henry James, T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf, E.M. Forster, Saul Bellow, Edith Wharton, J.M. Coetzee, Primo Levi, Italo Calvino, Truman Capote, Theodore Dreiser, William Gaddis, I.B. Singer, Gershom Scholem, Bruno Schulz, Gertrude Kolmar and S.Y. Agnon

Cynthia Ozick's collection showcases her literary journey through a selection of essays and short stories spanning over fifty years. In her essays, she tackles profound literary and moral questions while reflecting on the works of renowned authors. The included short stories reveal her stylistic brilliance and unique blend of history and myth, featuring titles such as "A Hebrew Sibyl" and "The Conversion of the Jews." This compilation serves as a testament to her deep engagement with literature and her insightful perspectives on the human experience.

Masterly collection of short stories by an American novelist at the height of her powers

""[Ozick's] range of influences is obvious in the fine selections of poems and short stories as well as essays from Art & Ardor (1983) and Metaphor and Memory (1989) that Kauvar has so sensitively chosen."" --Booklist ""[This collection reflects] the imaginative, inventive, and insightful Ozick. Some of the best of Ozick as poet, essayist, and fiction writer is represented in A Cynthia Ozick Reader."" --Library Journal ""Gathered here are some bristling, incandescent tales and thorny essays that show Ozick at her finest."" --The Seattle Times Cynthia Ozick is among the ten most important writers in North America today. This Reader brings her manifold talents together in a sampler of the many genres she explores. The poems, stories, and essays in this collection burst with all the energy of her capacious imagination. For those who have always lauded her, the Reader offers a representative selection; those new to Cynthia Ozick's work will revel in the discovery of a major writer.