{"product_id":"stern-9780802137500","title":"Stern","description":"\u003cp\u003eWell before Philip Roth in \u003cem\u003ePortnoy's Complaint\u003c\/em\u003e turned the special predicament of the American Jew into a long psychiatric joke, Friedman told the original story and got the first laugh. \u003cem\u003eStern\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a Jewish family displaced from the city to the suburbs, and more particularly, of the mild-mannered Every'man of the title, under siege in his new home, set upon by voracious caterpillars as well as shades of bigotry that range from the genteel snub to outright anti-Semitism. With masterly procrastination, \u003cem\u003eStern\u003c\/em\u003e sets out to avenge one such incident at the hands of a beer-drinking neighbor.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBalefully funny, darkly antic, the genius of Bruce Jay Friedman lies in weaving a light but durable web of laughter over the abyss of contemporary American life. Originally published in 1962, \u003cem\u003eStern\u003c\/em\u003e is a high comedy of enduring relevance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Bruce Jay Friedman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/21\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 192\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.53w x 0.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802137500","brand":"Grove Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40138384736371,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_34ca9a67-9d9d-4962-b84a-343d2232d407.jpg?v=1654348098","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/stern-9780802137500","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}