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Phil Sandick

Phil Sandick is a grad­u­ate of the Uni­ver­si­ty of Penn­syl­va­nia and the Uni­ver­si­ty of Wis­con­sin-Madi­son. He has taught cours­es in lit­er­a­ture, com­po­si­tion, and cre­ative writ­ing since 2006. Phil is cur­rent­ly study­ing rhetoric and com­po­si­tion at the Uni­ver­si­ty of North Car­oli­na-Chapel Hill.
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Fic­tion
To Rise Again at a Decent Hour: A Novel
Joshua Ferris
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Fic­tion
Venus in the Afternoon
Tehi­la Lieberman
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Fic­tion
Swim­ming Home: A Novel
Deborah Levy
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Fic­tion
Fias­co
Imre Kertesz; Tim Wilkinson, trans.
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Fic­tion
Kaloo­ki Nights
Howard Jacob­son
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Fic­tion
My Holo­caust
Tova Reich
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Fic­tion
The Jew­ish Messiah
Arnon Grunberg; Sam Garrett, trans.
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Fic­tion
Bear­ing the Body
Ehud Havazelet
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Fic­tion
Char­i­ty Girl
Michael Lowen­thal
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The Empress of Weehawken
Irene Dische
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Beet
Roger Rosenblatt
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Wein­stock Among the Dying
Michael Blumenthal
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Fic­tion
The Scenic Route
Binnie Kirshenbaum
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The Act of Love
Howard Jacob­son
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The Last Jew Standing
Michael Simon

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Inter­view: Bin­nie Kirshenbaum

Phil Sandick
May 13, 2009

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