Nathan Englander
American author of Jewish fiction whose short stories are celebrated for their moral weight and darkly comic imagination. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges established him as a major new voice. His novel The Ministry of Special Cases explores Argentina's Dirty War.
Works
- For the Relief of Unbearable UrgesOrthodox Jews navigate faith, desire, and infidelity in contemporary America
- The Ministry of Special CasesKidnapped boy undergoes transformation amid Argentine political violence and mystery
- What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne FrankMarried couple grapples with art, ethics, history through Anne Frank
- Dinner at the Center of the EarthDissident escapes Argentina for underground tunnel dinner with old friend