In one story, this author imagined a lesbian affair between the amanuenses for Henry James and Joseph Conrad.
In one story, this author imagined a lesbian affair between the amanuenses for Henry James and Joseph Conrad. This author used Harold Bloom's taxonomy of "strong" and "weak poets" as an example of the way veneration of literature violates the Second Commandment in the essay "Literature as Idol." In a novel by this author of "Dictation," a man who declares himself to be the lost son of Bruno Schulz meets the real daughter of Schulz with his real lost manuscript; that man is Lars Andemenin. This author created a recurring character who raises a female golem that gets her elected Mayor of New York. This author of The (*) Messiah of Stockholm and The Puttermesser Papers is most famous for a short story that ends with Rosa swallowing her daughter Magda's saliva off the title object, after Magda is tossed against the electrified fence of a concentration camp. For 10 points, name this Jewish-American author of "The Shawl."
In one story, this author imagined a lesbian affair between the amanuenses for Henry James and Joseph Conrad.
Cynthia Ozick