Stern by Bruce Jay Friedman
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"Stern" by Bruce Jay Friedman is a novel written in the early 1960s." The story revolves around the character Stern, a Jewish man navigating the complexities of his new life in a suburban setting, grappling with feelings of alienation, family life, and racial tensions. Through Stern's experiences, the novel explores themes of identity, community, and the humorous yet painful challenges of suburban existence. "The opening of "Stern" paints a vivid picture of
the protagonist's life after relocating with his family to a suburban house, which he sees as both a fresh start and a daunting challenge." Stern feels a mix of hope and anxiety as he contemplates the changes surrounding him, from the blossoming garden to incidents involving his wife’s uncomfortable encounters with their neighbors. Interactions with his family and reflections on his past set the stage for approaching conflicts, particularly his encounters with a suspicious neighboring family that escalate tensions, illustrating the complexities of his Jewish identity in a predominantly non-Jewish community. As Stern navigates daily life, both normal and bizarre elements intertwine, hinting at the internal struggles that drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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About this eBook
| Author | Friedman, Bruce Jay, 1930-2020 |
|---|---|
| LoC No. | 62016385 |
| Title | Stern |
| Original Publication | United States: Simon and Schuster,1962. |
| Credits | Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Humorous stories |
| Subject | Psychological fiction |
| Subject | Suburban life -- Fiction |
| Subject | Jewish fiction |
| Subject | Jewish families -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 66477 |
| Release Date | Oct 6, 2021 |
| Last Update | Oct 18, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 363 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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