There Are Jews in My House (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781400033898)

There Are Jews in My House is one of the most striking debuts of recent years. Tracing the lives and aspirations of Russians living in Moscow and Brooklyn, these poignant, sad and funny stories create a luminous new literary world.

In the title story, set during the Second World War, Galina, a gentile, offers refuge to a Jewish friend and her daughter, only to find herself increasingly resentful of their presence in her home. In "Mistress," a nine-year-old boy, new to America, escorts his grandmother to her weekly doctors' appointments to interpret her myriad complaints. At the same time, he becomes aware that his grandfather may be involved with another woman. And in "Love Lessons-Mondays, 9 A.M." a young math teacher assigned to teach a sex education class becomes all too aware that her students are more experienced than she is.

Author: Lara Vapnyar
ISBN-10: 1400033896
ISBN-13: 9781400033898
Publisher: Anchor Books
Language: English
Published: 12/07/2004
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.38lbs
Size: 8.06h x 5.26w x 0.43d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 03/06/2005 pg. 24
Kliatt 03/01/2005 pg. 32