The Wicked Son
Anti-Semitism, Self-hatred, and the Jews
$26.10
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
15 March 2010
Summary
From one of our most provocative writers, an eloquent and unsettling look at one of the most politically destructive ideas in contemporary life.David Mamet’s interest in anti-Semitism is not limited to the modern face of an ancient hatred but encompasses as well the ways in which many Jews have internalized that hatred. Using the metaphor of the Wicked Son at the Passover seder (the child who asks, “What does this story mean to you?”) Mamet confronts what he sees as an insidious predilection…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780805211573 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0805211578 |
| Author: | David Mamet |
| Publisher: | Schocken Books |
| Imprint: | Schocken Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 15 March 2010 |
| Weight: | 215g |
| Dimensions: | 203mm x 132mm x 12mm |
| Series: | Jewish Encounters Series |
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Critics Review
“A bold and blistering attack on all aspects of this enduring phenomenon, and a probing analysis of its root causes and some of its more insidious manifestations.”–Chicago Sun-Times“Like everything Mamet does, [The Wicked Son] is blunt and bracing, honest and provocative, original and gutsy.” –The New York Times Book Review “Rare among the defenders of the Jews–and of Judaism– Mamet recognizes the romance in the story of his ancient religion and race, and finds the words beautiful enough to describe it.” –The International Jerusalem Post “[Mamet’s] clarity, insight, and passion … can be both devastatingly witty and scathingly angry.” –The New York Post “Incendiary.” –The Jewish Observer
About The Author
David Mamet
David Mamet is an award-winning screenwriter and playwright, as well as a director, a novelist, a poet, and an essayist. He has written the screenplays for more than twenty films, including Homicide (which he also directed), Wag the Dog, and the Oscar-nominated The Verdict. His more than twenty plays include Speed-the-Plow, American Buffalo, and the Pulitzer Prize-winning Glengarry Glen Ross. His work on Jewish subjects includes That Old Religion, Bar Mitzvah, Passover and Five Cities of Refuge, a Torah commentary written with Rabbi Lawrence Kushner. He lives in California.
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