Jami Attenberg
American novelist whose The Middlesteins explores a dysfunctional Jewish family with mordant wit. Her fiction of New Orleans and New York life is celebrated for its warmth and intelligence. She is an important voice in contemporary American urban fiction.
Works
- The MiddlesteinsNovel centered on chaotic family dinners exploring identity and food relationships
- Saint MazieNovel about woman bouncer and her unexpected community role in New York theater
- All This Could Be YoursDark family drama exploring inheritance and sibling conflict among New Orleans family
- All This Could Be YoursDark family drama exploring inheritance and sibling conflict among New Orleans family
- I Dream of DinnerEssay collection exploring food, writing, and personal life with wit and honesty