Jonathan Papernick

• Jul-2002
• / Literary
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In these disturbing, haunting, yet strangely beautiful stories, the terrible carnage of the Middle East is rendered in unforgettable form. In An Unwelcome Guest, a young Jewish settler from New York plays a deadly game of backgammon with a ghostly ol...

• Dec-2007
• / Suspense
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Matthew Stone, the alienated grandson of a Jewish trigger man for Murder Incorporated, discovers that his father - a dishonored N.Y. judge - has not only been a supporter of the extreme right wing in Israel, but he has kept a secret bank account to s...

• Jul-2010
• / General Fiction
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From the streets of modern Israel to the barrooms of Brooklyn to a suburban New England synagogue, the characters in these 10 stories search for love and acceptance in a world scarred by loss and loneliness. In “The Madonna of Temple Beth Elohim,â€...

• May-2011
• / General Fiction
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In a land where sudden death is an everyday fact of life, a boy dodges bullets and searches through rubble for news of his soldier father. A middle-aged man comforts his Holocaust-survivor mother as she faces senility, convinced that Nazis are conspi...

• May-2015
• / Political Thriller
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The Book of Stone examines the evolution of the terrorist mentality and the complexities of religious extremism, as well as how easily a vulnerable mind can be exploited for dark purposes. Matthew Stone has inherited a troubling legacy: a gangster...

• Mar-2022
• / Literary
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Ben Seidel wasn't sure how serious they were when he and his wife Shira discussed having an open marriage. But when Shira announces that she is going on a date with Liz, any ambiguity evaporates. Suddenly, every day is new terrain for Ben, navigating...

• May-2023
• / General Fiction
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From the author of the acclaimed short story collection The Ascent of Eli Israel, and the warm, funny and heart-wrenching novel I Am My Beloveds, here are 14 searing, deeply-immersive stories that will forever change the way you look at the human exp...