In Search of Identity and Spirituality in the Fiction of American Jewish Female Authors at the Turn of the 21st Century

Dorota Mihułka is a lecturer at Department of English at Krosno State College (Poland), where she teaches American history and culture as well as practical English courses. Her academic interests include American ethnic female literature, American Jewish female literature as well as intercultural education and communication.

• ContentsIntroduction .............................................................................................................. 9Chapter 1 Jewish Women in American Society ............................ 17Chapter 2 American Jewish Women’s Writing ............................. 97Chapter 3 American Jewish Women’s Quest for Identity and Spirituality in the Contemporary Writings of American Jewish Female Authors ........................ 157Conclusion ............................................................................................................ 263Works Cited .......................................................................................................... 269Index .......................................................................................................................... 305