Lost Tribe

Funny, raw, dark, sometimes outrageous, the twenty-five contributors to Lost Tribe explore themes such as conflicted identities, sexual fetishes, religious intolerance, and even the troubled legacy of the Holocaust to create a stirring picture of contemporary Jewish life.

Lost Tribe features stories and commentary from a brilliant mixture of critically acclaimed and emerging writers. Steve Almond Aimee Bender Gabriel Brownstein Judy Budnitz Nathan Englander Jonathan Safran Foer Myla Goldberg Ehud Havazelet Dara Horn Rachel Kadish Gloria DeVidas Kirchheimer Binnie Kirshenbaum Joan Leegant Michael Lowenthal Ellen Miller Tova Mirvis Peter Orner Jon Papernick Nelly Reifler Ben Schrank Suzan Sherman Gary Shteyngart Aryeh Lev Stollman Ellen Umansky Simone Zelitch

“…a selection of stories by writers of the ‘post-Philip Roth generation.’ ...features tales of sexuality, remembrance, and mysticism...” —Library Journal

“An anthology as ambitious as it is important...offers a glimpse of the new generation of American Jewish writers.” —Aufbau

“Read at your own risk—and great reward.” —Stephen J. Dubner, author of Turbulent Souls and Confessions of a Hero-Worshiper

“Paul Zakzewski has been well-situated to see exactly where Jewish literature and its youngest brightest practitioners are heading—and to capture them between covers.” —New York magazine

“I highly recommend this collection of fiction to everyone, not only Jews. These are the adventures of one group (ethnic? religious? cultural?) that reflect the lives and struggles of all Americans today, especially the young, as we search for identity and unity in a multicultural society.” —Minneapolis Star Tribune