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100 Must-Read Works of Jewish Fiction

"This list draws Jewish voices in from all corners of the diaspora, from several continents as well as from Israel itself. With hope that you find something new: here are 100 works of Jewish fiction that, in this Jewish woman's opinion, should not be passed up"
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36 Arguments for the Existence of God (Rebecca Goldstein)
36 Arguments for the Existence of God
1
Rebecca Goldstein
Ade: A Love Story (Rebecca Walker)
Ade: A Love Story
2
Rebecca Walker
After Abel and Other Stories (Michal Lemberger)
After Abel and Other Stories
3
Michal Lemberger
Albina and the Dog-Men (Alejandro Jodorowsky)
Albina and the Dog-Men
4
Alejandro Jodorowsky
American Pastoral (Philip Roth)
American Pastoral
5
Philip Roth
Apples From the Desert (Savyon Liebrecht)
Apples From the Desert
6
Savyon Liebrecht
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (New Jersey)
Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
7
New Jersey
As a Driven Leaf (Milton Steinberg)
As a Driven Leaf
8
Milton Steinberg
The Autograph Man (Zadie Smith)
The Autograph Man
9
Zadie Smith
The Believers (Zoë Heller)
The Believers
10
Zoë Heller
The Best Place on Earth: Stories (Ayelet Tsabari)
The Best Place on Earth: Stories
11
Ayelet Tsabari
Beyond the Pale (Elana Dykewomon)
Beyond the Pale
12
Elana Dykewomon
The Biology of Luck (Jacob M. Appel)
The Biology of Luck
13
Jacob M. Appel
Bitter Bronx (Jerome Charyn)
Bitter Bronx
14
Jerome Charyn
A Blessing on the Moon (Joseph Skibell)
A Blessing on the Moon
15
Joseph Skibell
The Blue Mountain (Meir Shalev)
The Blue Mountain
16
Meir Shalev
The Collected Stories (Grace Paley)
The Collected Stories
17
Grace Paley
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
18
Clarice Lispector
Contact (Carl Sagan)
Contact
19
Carl Sagan
The Conversion (Aharon Appelfeld)
The Conversion
20
Aharon Appelfeld
Diary of the Fall (Michel Laub)
Diary of the Fall
21
Michel Laub
Dolly City (Orly Castel-Bloom)
Dolly City
22
Orly Castel-Bloom
Einstein's Dreams (Alan Lightman)
Einstein's Dreams
23
Alan Lightman
The End of Days (Jenny Erpenbeck)
The End of Days
24
Jenny Erpenbeck
Enemies: A Love Story (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Enemies: A Love Story
25
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Even in Darkness (Barbara Stark-Nemon)
Even in Darkness
26
Barbara Stark-Nemon
Exodus (Leon Uris)
Exodus
27
Leon Uris
The Far Euphrates (Aryeh Lev Stollman)
The Far Euphrates
28
Aryeh Lev Stollman
Fatelessness (Imre Kertesz)
Fatelessness
29
Imre Kertesz
The Finkler Question (Howard Jacobson)
The Finkler Question
30
Howard Jacobson
The Forgotten (Elie Wiesel)
The Forgotten
31
Elie Wiesel
The Genizah at the House of Shepher (Tamar Yellin)
The Genizah at the House of Shepher
32
Tamar Yellin
Gentleman's Agreement (Laura Z. Hobson)
Gentleman's Agreement
33
Laura Z. Hobson
The Golems of Gotham (Thane Rosenbaum)
The Golems of Gotham
34
Thane Rosenbaum
The Good Lord Bird (James McBride)
The Good Lord Bird
35
James McBride
A Guest for the Night (S.Y. Agnon)
A Guest for the Night
36
S.Y. Agnon
Here I Am (Jonathan Safran Foer)
Here I Am
37
Jonathan Safran Foer
Herzog (Saul Bellow)
Herzog
38
Saul Bellow
The History of Love (Nicole Krauss)
The History of Love
39
Nicole Krauss
Hungry Hearts (Anzia Yezierska)
Hungry Hearts
40
Anzia Yezierska
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