Cynthia Ozick owns a singular place in American literature for work that enlivens the stories of the Jewish people and illuminates a broad range of topics, from politics to literary criticism. She is the author of several novels, including The Puttermesser Papers, and her much-loved story “The Shawl” was produced for the stage. Ozick has received many awards during five decades of writing, including the National Book Critics Circle Award for her essay collection Quarrel and Quandary. Her most recent collection is From Critics, Monsters, Fanatics, and Other Literary Essays (Houghton Mifflin, 2016).
Photograph by Nancy Crampton.
WORKS THAT HAVE APPEARED IN NARRATIVE:
- W. H. Auden at the 92nd Street Y, an essay, in Stories of the Week: 2015–2016
- The Lesson of the Master, an essay, in Spring 2012