← Bruce Jay FriedmanSternby Bruce Jay FriedmanDark comic novel of neurotic Jewish New Yorker facing psychological breakdownFind on Amazon↗About the authorBruce Jay FriedmanBruce Jay Friedman was a pioneer of Black Humor in American fiction whose Stern and A Mother's Kisses drew on Jewish American anxiety with feverish comic intensity. He helped define the term 'black humor' for the postwar American literary scene.More by Bruce Jay FriedmanA Mother's KissesComic novel of overly protective Jewish mother dominating adult son→The DickAbsurdist noir following private eye in contemporary Manhattan→About Harry TownsNovel exploring Hollywood and adult male neurosis→Scuba DubaComic play adapting absurdist sexual misadventure→
