The House of Moses All-Stars (Harvest Book) - Softcover

Rosen, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0156005700 ISBN 13: 9780156005708

Publisher: Mariner Books, 1998

Synopsis

When Aaron Steiner, a former college basketball star, falls on bad times during the Depression, he accepts an offer to join an all-Jewish traveling basketball team, confronting the prejudices of the nation that rebuffs them. Reprint.

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From the Back Cover

Here is the story of an all-Jewish basketball team traveling in a hearse through Depression-era America in search of redemption and big money. A hilarious road novel, The House of Moses All-Stars is also a passionate portrayal of a young Jewish man struggling to realize his dreams in a country struggling to recover its ideals. Charley Rosen gives us basketball as a metaphor for life. As the members of this motley crew travel west to California through an anti-Semitic land that disdains and rebuffs them, they discover that their nation is as confused as they are - torn between its fears of foreigners and poverty, and its belief in democratic ideals of tolerance and opportunity. Told with a rueful eye, The House of Moses All-Stars looks critically and lovingly at what it means to be an outsider in America.

About the Author

A native of the Bronx and longtime pal of basketball guru Phil Jackson, CHARLEY ROSEN led the league in technical fouls during each of his six years as a coach in the now-defunct Continental Basketball Association. Since then he has become the world's foremost writer of fiction and nonfiction on the subject of basketball, chronicling the drama that takes place both on and off the court. His many novels include The House of Moses All-Stars, a New York Times Notable Book, and Sammy Wong: All-American. His non-fiction works include The Scandals of '51: How the Gamblers Almost Killed College Basketball and More than a Game, with Phil Jackson. Rosen is an analyst for hoopshype.com and a devotee of the Triangle Offense. He lives in Accord, NY.

Edition details

• Publisher: Mariner Books
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0156005700
• ISBN 13: 9780156005708
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 450