"The volume deserves high marks for Stavan's incisive introduction and informative headnotes, and for its preserving in such attractive and convenient form gems like Israel Zangwill's 'Tug of Love,' Natalia Ginzburg's 'House at the Sea,' and Alcina Lubitch Domeq's brief, searing 'Bottles.' A landmark collection."--Kirkus Reviews "The beauty of this collection is found in its far-reaching Diaspora--the underlying inherent connection of Jews everywhere and at any time.... Stavans evokes, through these selected stories, that a shared identity, centuries old, holds myriad possibilities in the expression of it."--ForeWord "Stavan's...informative introduction discusses language and tradition, and he provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--George Cohen, Booklist "Featuring 53 stories from around the world, dating from 1806 to 1997, this welcome anthology offers a superb selection.... Stavans's illuminating introduction serves as a suggestive road map of Jewish literature from shtetl to Holocaust to modern Diaspora."--Publishers Weekly "This anthology is more than glittering: it's a reminder that anything--anything--is possible in a story.... The Oxford Book of Jewish Stories is confidently edited by Ilan Stavan.... Stavans has chosen stories that reflect both the power and the genuinely ambiguous nature of the Jewish tradition."--The Times, London "Provides an interesting chronology of Jewish literature from 1767 to 1997, highlighting crucial novels, plays, collections of stories and poems, major anthologies, and volumes of essays."--Booklist

Selling point: A remarkably wide-ranging anthology Selling point: Includes the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers from around the globe, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition.

Ilan Stavans is an Associate Professor of Spanish at Amherst College. He is an award winning critic and novelist, whose books in English include The Hispanic Condition and The Oxford Book of Latin American Essays. He has been a National Book Critics' Circle Award nominee and the recipient of the Latino Literature Prize. He lives in Amherst, Massachusetts.

Selling point: A remarkably wide-ranging anthology Selling point: Includes the work of more than fifty notable Jewish writers from around the globe, weaving these diverse viewpoints and voices into a rich portrait of Jewish literary tradition.