The House of Moses All-Stars - A Novel

Zusatztext “This is not simply a novel about basketball in the dark ages. Mr. Rosen has much more on his mind here. This is a book about guilt and redemption! about the loss of innocence! about racism and bigotry! about class indifference.” –Charles Salzberg!  The New York Times Book Review “Rosen gives us a sometimes agonizing! often hilarious journey through American history! and a poignant account of what keeps a man running.” –Andy Solomon!  Chicago Tribune “A vivid portrait ...” –Alexander Harrison!  Times Literary Supplement Informationen zum Autor Charley Rosen Klappentext A New York Times Notable Book Here is the story of an all-Jewish basketball team traveling in a hearse through Depression-era America in search of redemption and big money. A hilarious road novel! The House of Moses All-Stars is also a passionate portrayal of a young Jewish man struggling to realize his dreams in a country struggling to recover its ideals. Charley Rosen gives us basketball as a metaphor for life. Aaron Steiner! the protagonist of The House of Moses All-Stars! is a man very close to the edge. The former college basketball star has watched his dreams of being a successful player fall apart! his marriage disintegrate! and his baby die. In desperation he accepts his friend's offer to join a Jewish professional basketball team-The House of Moses All-Stars-which is traveling on a cross-country tour in a renovated hearse. Aaron's teammates-a Communist! a Zionist! a former bank robber! and a red-headed Irishman who passes for a Jew-are! like Aaron! trying to escape their own troubled pasts. As the members of this motley crew travel west to California through an anti-Semitic land that disdains and rebuffs them! they discover a nation grappling with social and economic collapse and fear of foreigners! in conflict with its own democratic ideals of tolerance and opportunity. Told with a rueful eye! The House of Moses All-Stars looks critically and lovingly at what it means to be an outsider in America. Zusammenfassung A New York Times Notable Book Here is the story of an all-Jewish basketball team traveling in a hearse through Depression-era America in search of redemption and big money. A hilarious road novel! The House of Moses All-Stars is also a passionate portrayal of a young Jewish man struggling to realize his dreams in a country struggling to recover its ideals. Charley Rosen gives us basketball as a metaphor for life. Aaron Steiner! the protagonist of The House of Moses All-Stars ! is a man very close to the edge. The former college basketball star has watched his dreams of being a successful player fall apart! his marriage disintegrate! and his baby die. In desperation he accepts his friend’s offer to join a Jewish professional basketball team—The House of Moses All-Stars—which is traveling on a cross-country tour in a renovated hearse. Aaron’s teammates—a Communist! a Zionist! a former bank robber! and a red-headed Irishman who passes for a Jew—are! like Aaron! trying to escape their own troubled pasts. As the members of this motley crew travel west to California through an anti-Semitic land that disdains and rebuffs them! they discover a nation grappling with social and economic collapse and fear of foreigners! in conflict with its own democratic ideals of tolerance and opportunity. Told with a rueful eye! The House of Moses All-Stars looks critically and lovingly at what it means to be an outsider in America. ...

Product details

• Authors: Charley Rosen
• Publisher: Seven stories press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 05.11.1996
• EAN: 9781888363333
• ISBN: 978-1-888363-33-3
• No. of pages: 496
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 216 mm x 38 mm
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature