The Shawl

Name: The Shawl
ISBN: 9780679729266

Cynthia Ozick

From the winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award comes a story about the Holocaust that "burns itself into the reader's imagination with almost surreal powers" (The New York Times). A devastating vision of the Holocaust and the unfillable emptiness it left in the lives of those who passed through it.

"Read this great little book of Cynthia Ozick's: It contains dazzling staggering pages filled with sadness and truth." —Elie Wiesel, Chicago Tribune.

About the Author

Cynthia Ozick is one of America's most distinguished novelists, short story writers, and essayists, celebrated for her intellectually rich explorations of Jewish identity, history, memory, and moral responsibility. Born in New York City in 1928 and raised in the Bronx, she is the author of acclaimed works including The Shawl, The Puttermesser Papers, and Antiquities. Her fiction and essays, noted for their wit, depth, and literary craftsmanship, have earned numerous honors and established her as a major voice in contemporary American and Jewish literature.