I thought this was an interesting article, appearing in the Jewish review of books:
http://www.jewishreviewofbooks.com/publications/detail/why-there-is-no-jewish-narniaThe author, Michael Weingrad, reviews two books: THE MAGICIANS by Lev Grossman and THE WATER BETWEEN THE WORLDS by Hagar Yanai, but uses these reviews to discuss a larger question of why there is no Jewish Narnia-type books. There are supernatural stories written by Jews, to be sure, tales of ghosts and magic and metamorphosis ...
Published on March 12, 2010 16:33