The Netanyahus
by Joshua Cohen
Award History
| Award | Year | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Pulitzer Prize for Fiction | 2022 | Winner |
| National Book Critics Circle Award (Fiction)Fiction | 2021 | Shortlist |
About This Book
A campus comedy inspired by a true encounter between literary critic Harold Bloom and historian Benzion Netanyahu at a fictional upstate New York college in 1959. When Ruben Blum, a Jewish professor of taxation history, is appointed to host the abrasive Netanyahu's job interview, the visit of the entire Netanyahu family—including a young Benjamin Netanyahu—throws Blum's comfortable life into chaos.
About the Author
Joshua Aaron Cohen was born on September 6, 1980, and is an American novelist and story writer. He had a Jewish Orthodox upbringing in New Jersey and studied composition at the Manhattan School of Music before turning to writing. He spent several years living in Eastern Europe, is fluent in German and Hebrew, and has written for numerous publications. Read more →
