Bruce Jay Friedman's "Stern" offers a darkly humorous and satirical glimpse into the life of a Jewish family in 1960s New York. Explore themes of neuroticism and anxiety in this classic work of Jewish fiction. Friedman masterfully blends humor with poignant observations, creating a portrait of a character grappling with the everyday absurdities of life. "Stern" remains a timeless exploration of the human condition, offering readers a chance to reflect on the enduring power of family, identity, and the search for meaning. This meticulously prepared print edition allows you to rediscover this…mehr
Bruce Jay Friedman's "Stern" offers a darkly humorous and satirical glimpse into the life of a Jewish family in 1960s New York. Explore themes of neuroticism and anxiety in this classic work of Jewish fiction. Friedman masterfully blends humor with poignant observations, creating a portrait of a character grappling with the everyday absurdities of life. "Stern" remains a timeless exploration of the human condition, offering readers a chance to reflect on the enduring power of family, identity, and the search for meaning. This meticulously prepared print edition allows you to rediscover this important work of literary fiction. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Bruce Jay Friedman (1930-2020) was a novelist, short story writer, playwright, memoirist, and screenwriter. He was the author of many books, including Stern (1962), A Mother's Kisses (1964), The Lonely Guy's Book of Life (1978), and Lucky Bruce: A Literary Memoir (2011). His best-known works of stage and screen include the off-Broadway hit Steambath (1970) and the screenplays for the films Stir Crazy (1980) and Splash (1984), the latter of which received an Academy Award nomination. As editor of the anthology Black Humor (1965), Friedman helped popularize the distinctive literary style of that name in the United States and is widely regarded as one of its finest practitioners. According to the New York Times, his prose is "a pure pleasure machine."
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