Grove Press continues the reissue of Bruce Jay Friedman's critically acclaimed fiction with two classic novels by the comedic genius. Friedman's first novel,Stern,tells the story of a young Jewish man who relocates his family from the city to the suburbs, where they are besieged by voracious caterpillars and a bigotry that ranges from the genteel snub to outright confrontation.
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"A delight! At once uproarious and heartbreaking... Friedman has written a superbly funny novel." -- Stanley Edgar Hyman, The New Leader
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Bruce Jay Friedman (born 1930) is the Jewish writer who invented the term "black humor".... and whose writing style - a combination of both the deadly serious and the wildly funny - personified it.
In Nov. 2000, The New York Times cited Friedman as "an undervalued writer" who is now being "rediscovered." "Why should he suddenly seem hip again?" wrote the Times. "Maybe because he always has been hip..."
Today, Friedman contines to write both fiction and non-fiction. He lives in NYC with his wife and children. --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition.
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12 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
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An excellent book, amazingly witty, surprisingly insightful,
By scottythep@aol.com (NYC) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Stern (Paperback)
Bruce Jay Friedman wrote the screenplay for several movies including "Splash". His book, "Stern" is the story of a man named Stern who has forsaken New York City for a home in the suburbs with his family. Things in paradise quickly collapse when a neighbor yells a slur at Stern's wife and knocks her down. Stern is overcome with a mixture of guilt, fear, anger and dementia. His attempts to confront the neighbor (as well as his own fears) lead to an endless paranoid mind-game and Stern's eventual physical collapse. Yeah - I guess this sounds sort of sad - BUT I guarantee you this book is HILARIOUS!! As in all of Friedman's books - the world of "Stern" is seemingly normal but filled with ridiculous and comic elements. Stern's attempts to face his neighbor, to convince himself that he can "take him" are really funny. I can not recommend this book highly enough. If you have ever felt persecuted or if you are neurotic AT ALL - this is the book for you.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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perhaps the funniest book i have ever read,
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This review is from: Stern (Paperback)
Stern is perhaps the funniest book i have ever read. it has incredible depth and, at the same time, has remained true to the humerous aspect of the story.
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This is one of the funniest books I have ever read. Required reading for comedy writers. Friedman, one of my favorite comedy writers, takes you to the depths like no other writer. This is a weird classic folks. Not recommended for light reading. Very dark, bleak, and utterly hysterical. I would also highly recommend his short stories as some of the greatest gems in contemporary comedy writing.
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IT WAS a lovely house, seated in the middle of what once had been a pear orchard, and yet it had seemed way out on a limb, a giddy place to live, so far from the protection of Stern's city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kike man, something lousy, small father, man down the street, blond boy, tall boy, old actor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Puerto Rican, Uncle Babe, Air Force, Aunt Edda, Big Jew, Grove Rest Home, Uncle Sweets, Uncle Mackie, New York, Billy One-Foot, Hebrew School, Uncle Henny, Gene Tierney, Let the Jew New!
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IT WAS a lovely house, seated in the middle of what once had been a pear orchard, and yet it had seemed way out on a limb, a giddy place to live, so far from the protection of Stern's city. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
kike man, something lousy, small father, man down the street, blond boy, tall boy, old actor Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Puerto Rican, Uncle Babe, Air Force, Aunt Edda, Big Jew, Grove Rest Home, Uncle Sweets, Uncle Mackie, New York, Billy One-Foot, Hebrew School, Uncle Henny, Gene Tierney, Let the Jew New!
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Front Cover | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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- The Current Climate by Bruce Jay Friedman in Front Matter
- Invisible Man by Ralph Ellison in Front Matter
- About Harry Towns by Bruce Jay Friedman in Front Matter
- The Lonely Guy by Bruce Jay Friedman in Front Matter
- Tokyo Woes by Bruce Jay Friedman in Front Matter
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