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082	0		_aFIC EPS
100	1		_aEpstein, Joseph
245	1	0	_aFabulous small jews _c/ Joseph Epstein
260			_aBoston, Massachusetts _b: Houghton Mifflin Company _c, c2003.
300			_a340p. _c; 21 cm.
520			_aHow does a writer address issues of disease, divorce, and death without being totally depressing? In these 17 stories, Epstein not only tackles this challenge but succeeds admirably by writing with charm and sensitivity. Epstein's gentle humor often belies his subject matter--moving into a nursing home, for instance, which is explored in "Loss of Words" and "Felix Emeritus." Other stories deal with death and dying ("Love and the Guiness Book of World Records" and "Don Juan Zimmerman"), the dangers of artist worship ("The Third Mrs. Kessler," "Executor," and "Master Ring"), and the sorry consequences of affairs and divorce. Thus, in "Saturday Afternoon at the Zoo with Dad," a father must explain years of absence to his two children, and in "Uncle Jack," a man recounts the effect on his life of his mother's lover. Through these vignettes, a range of universal themes is brought down to earth in a touching and thoughtful way.
650		4	_aJewish men _v--Fiction
655		7	_aShort stories
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