My Holocaust - Hardcover

Reich, Tova

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0061173452 ISBN 13: 9780061173455

Publisher: HarperCollins, 2007

Synopsis

Passing themselves off as holocaust victims as part of a lucrative money-making scheme, the father and son team of Maurice and Norman Messer surreptitiously sell counterfeit victim certificates while working to take over the U.S. Holocaust museum. By the author of The Jewish War. 25,000 first printing.

About this title

Review:

."Reich's satire is.cynical.often hilarious-and likely to cause a scandal." -- Publishers Weekly

."it surely will be the subject of much discussion." -- Library Journal

"A deliciously wicked satirical novel" -- The Forward

."..provocative satire.powerful darts of wit and perception. clever." -- Kirkus Reviews

"viciously funny, head-spinning...this novel is clearly in its own class"--Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

"subversive, painful, brilliant, and, yes, both laugh-out-loud funny and illuminating..."--Los Angeles Times

"Serious and hilarious and utterly scathing... Tova Reich is the master of fury's return"--Washington Post Book World

."..Reich's satire is...cynical...often hilarious--and likely to cause a scandal."--Publishers Weekly

"A deliciously wicked satirical novel"--The Forward

"a creation that surpasses mere chutzpah on its way to the profound"--Entertainment Weekly

About the Author:

Tova Reich is the author of the novels Mara, Master of the Return, and The Jewish War. Her stories have appeared in Atlantic Monthly, Harper's, AGNI, Conjunctions, and elsewhere. In 1996, she won the National Magazine Award for her story "The Lost Girl." She lives outside Washington, D.C.

About this edition

• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Publication date: 2007
• ISBN 10: 0061173452
• ISBN 13: 9780061173455
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 340