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A Letter to Harvey Milk : Short Stories, Paperback / softback Book

A Letter to Harvey Milk : Short Stories Paperback / softback

Part of the Library of American Fiction series

Paperback / softback

Description

This poignant and humorous collection of stories offers a fresh perspective on current issues of homosexuality and anti-Semitism and lends a voice to those experiencing growing pains and self-discovery.

Newman's quirky Jewish characters go through all kinds of experiences, from an initial lesbian sexual encounter to being sequestered in a college apartment after paranoid Holocaust flashbacks.

Her characters anxiously discover their lesbian identities while beginning to understand, and finally to embrace, their Jewish heritage.

The title story, ""A Letter to Harvey Milk,"" was the second-place finalist in the Raymond Carver Short Story Competition.

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