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David Herman

David Herman

David Herman is the JC’s chief fiction reviewer

Latest from David Herman

The Flamethrowers

1 min read

All That Is

All That Is

1 min read

Last march after Radetzky

Last march after Radetzky

1 min read

A B Yehoshua — the writer still shaping Israel’s identity

A B Yehoshua — the writer still shaping Israel’s identity

4 min read

Moses amid the rushes

A B Yehoshua's latest novel depicts an ageing hero who looks back at life and Jewishness through film

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February 8, 2013 14:56

Moses amid the rushes

Perfectly formed fiction

American storyteller proves to be at her best in the poignant evocation of characters on the periphery

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January 25, 2013 16:13

Perfectly formed fiction

Effective epic paints vivid picture of war

Reissued novel is middlebrow and melodramatic but compelling

2 min read

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December 21, 2012 13:06

Effective epic paints vivid picture of war

Case for and against Holocaust schlock

The JC Essay

8 min read

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November 25, 2012 11:57

Skipping a Lesson

Reissued work by Austrian novelist fails to explore historical context

1 min read

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November 23, 2012 11:38

Incorporate corporation

Irreverent comic novel set in 'Heaven Inc'

1 min read

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September 28, 2012 14:26

Birth, death and music

Michael Chabon's new novel is a celebration of a melting-pot culture and a hymn to vintage records

1 min read

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September 21, 2012 13:30

Birth, death and music

Sad and lonely basket cases

Two new novels deal with lonely men in crisis and within unusual groupings

2 min read

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September 14, 2012 14:31

Sad and lonely basket cases

Man behind this year's stand-out novel

David Herman meets an Australian writer whose second book is even better than his brilliant debut

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September 7, 2012 10:47

Man behind this year's stand-out novel

Richard Ford's North America exposure

A haunting, epic tale of rootlessness that carries a surprising and subtle Jewish resonance

1 min read

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August 17, 2012 09:56

Richard Ford's North America exposure

Smart prose cannot conceal grim content

Classic author's lesser known work offers sombre,gritty realism

2 min read

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July 27, 2012 14:27

Smart prose cannot conceal grim content

David Herman interviews Jan Gross, chronicler of Polish atrocities

Historian remains shocked at events that took place in his native land

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June 22, 2012 14:12

David Herman interviews Jan Gross, chronicler of Polish atrocities

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