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What is a good book centered around jewish character in a similar way as pic related.
I'm looking for something that gives a good insight on a community in the same way as Mahfouz's Cairo trilogy shows the lifestyle of Egyptian muslims in the early XX century. One example i can think of is "The Golem", but i'm looking for something a little more modern.

>> No.14667808
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14667808

Liveblog is fun

>> No.14667878

>>14667801
Goodbye Columbus if you want the quieter suburban side
Odessa Tales if you want the more gangsterish mocky poor Jew side

>> No.14667901

Portnoys complaint
Turned me into a nazi

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>>14667801

>> No.14668037

>>14667801
merchant of venice

>> No.14668047

>>14667901
This.
It's straight from the horse's mouth.

>> No.14668164

The short stories of Isaac Babel?

>> No.14669497

>>14667801
the trial is the ultimate jewkino book

>> No.14669550

>>14667808
whats going on with megans eyes?

>> No.14669851 [DELETED] 

>>14667801

Unrelated question, but does anyone of any stressful, anxiety-driven prose with a feel similar to the OP pic?

>> No.14669860

>>14667801

Unrelated question, but does anyone know any stressful, anxiety-driven prose with a feel similar to the OP pic?

>> No.14670258

>>14667901
>>14668047
came here to say portnoy's complaint lmao

>> No.14670315

>>14667801
The bible

>> No.14670459

>>14669860
Kekfa

>> No.14671801

>>14667801
If this is Man by Primo Levi

>> No.14671923

>>14667801
Portnoy's Complaint actually gives good insight on the community. Like the guy who tells his son's Gentile girlfriend that he has syphilis so she won't marry him

The Yiddish Policeman's Union (to some extent)

A Contract with God and other Tenement Stories

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>> No.14673760

>>14667801
Mordechai Richler