Cynthia Ozick
Cynthia Ozick · Arts & Literature
American novelist and essayist ('The Shawl')
1928, New York City, New York, United States
United States (New York)
Cynthia Ozick is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — American novelist and essayist ('The Shawl')
Cynthia Ozick is an American novelist, short-story writer and essayist widely regarded as a major voice in Jewish American literature, best known for the searing Holocaust story 'The Shawl' and for novels and essays exploring memory, art and Jewish identity. Her fiction and criticism have earned numerous honors, including the PEN/Nabokov and PEN/Malamud awards. She is Jewish and Jewish themes are central to her work.
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American novelist and essayist ('The Shawl')
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