Stephanie's review
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories by Nathan Englander
Englander was being compared to Isaac Bashevis Singer early on as the next great Jewish writer. These tightly knit stories are terrific, I return to them over and over again. The escape of a family from a death camp via a train carrying circus performers. Living in contemporary Jerusalem when a bomb goes off on a bus. An orthodox married woman's pride in acquiring the ultimate wig. And the title story of squashed desire between a long married husband and wife. Short stories that you don't want to end.
