Inside, Outside (2013)
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Herman Wouk
Overview
<p><b>A "truly enjoyable" journey through one man's Jewish American experience by the #1 <i>New York Times</i>-bestselling author of <i>Marjorie Morningstar</i> (<i>Newsday</i>).</b><br><br>Herman Wouk's classic novel moves on from the grand themes which have won him international acclaim - war, the fate of nations, and the indomitable spirit of man - to the quest for identity, in the clash between the Inside of faith and family and the Outside of the glittery American dream.<br><br> Inside, Outside sweeps through more than sixty years, from the pre-war, pre-atomic innocence of the twenties and thirties to the turbulent immediate past. Scenes of rollicking family humour and show-business comedy alternate with sudden tragedy, the spectacle of a falling President and the explosion of war. A bittersweet first love, relived after forty years, and a tense secret wartime mission between Washington and Jerusalem call forth the author's renowned storytelling gift.<br><br>An intense, personal book about intimate things, Inside, Outside is a merry, poignant, sometimes ribald picture of the American Jewish experience, by a master at the peak of his powers.<br><br><b>"Extremely funny." - <i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br><b>"A social comedy of Jewish-American life reaching from New York to Jerusalem and spanning much of the 20th century" - <i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>"Wouk reaffirms his position as one of the nation's eminent storytellers." - <i>Newsday</i><br><br>"Wouk`s most significant work since <i>The Caine Mutiny</i>." - <i>Chicago Tribune</i><br><br>"Generously stuffed with zestfully old-fashioned humor and sentiment." - <i>Kirkus Reviews</i></b></p>