Stern

Bruce Jay Friedman

first published 1962 Arbor House, 1983 191 pages

Arbor House library of contemporary Americana

Friedman's first novel, Stern, tells the story of a young Jewish man who relocates his family from the city to the suburbs, where they are besieged by voracious caterpillars and a bigotry that ranges from the genteel snub to outright confrontation.

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This book in English

Adam Grupper 1 printing we hold · 2002 · Jewish Contemporary Classics

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Stern audiobook · 2002 · Jewish Contemporary Classics · 9781893079199
Stern edition · 2001 · Grove Press · 191 pages
Stern audiobook · 2000 · Jewish Contemporary Classics; 3-cassettes · 9781893079052
Stern edition · 1990 · Atlantic Monthly Press · 191 pages
Stern edition · 1983 · Arbor House · 191 pages
Stern paperback · Signet · 9780451023490

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