Herman Wouk - Inside, Outside

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Inside, Outside deftly explores two sides of the Jewish experience in America - the Inside of family, faith, and tradition, and the Outside of assimilation and advancement. Especially celebrated for its rollicking comic vein, this riveting novel departs from the grand themes of Wouk’s internationally acclaimed epics ‘The Winds of War’ and ‘War and Remembrance’ to express a different, profound theme: the quest for identity in the clash between centuries-old tradition and pursuit of the American dream.

This powerful story spans more than sixty years, from the pre-nuclear innocence of the twenties and thirties to the turbulence of the immediate past. Scenes of rich family humor and show-business low comedy alternate with sudden tragedy, the spectacle of a falling President, and the explosion of war. A bittersweet first love, relived after forty years, is a poignant countertheme. Inside, Outside is a merry, masterful, sometimes ribald picture of the American Jewish experience in our century, by a master at the peak of his powers.