The Netanyahus
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NYRB first edition cover
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| Author | Joshua Cohen |
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| Cover artist | Anonymous photo c 1955, Design by Katy Homans |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Historical, Satire |
| Publisher | Fitzcarraldo Editions (UK) NYRB (US) |
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Publication date
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May 5, 2021 (UK) June 22, 2021 (US) |
| Media type | Print (Paperback) |
| Pages | 248 pp |
| ISBN | 9781681376073 |
The Netanyahus (full title: The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family) is a 2021 novel by Joshua Cohen. It was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[1]
The book centers on a fictionalized account of Harold Bloom's encounter with Benzion Netanyahu and his family, including his son, Benjamin Netanyahu, at an upstate New York college in the late 1950s, blending history, fiction, and humor.
Contents
Audiobook
Cohen recorded an audiobook version with Malcolm Gladwell's production company Pushkin Industries, which features voice work from David Duchovny.[2]
Reception and accolades
Critical reception
The novel received mostly favorable reviews from critics.[3] In a positive review for The New York Times Book Review, Taffy Brodesser-Akner referred to the novel as "an infuriating, frustrating, pretentious piece of work — and also absorbing, delightful, hilarious, breathtaking and the best and most relevant novel I’ve read in what feels like forever".[4]
Awards and honors
The Netanyahus won the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[5] The Pulitzer citation for the novel described it as "A mordant, linguistically deft historical novel about the ambiguities of the Jewish-American experience, presenting ideas and disputes as volatile as its tightly-wound plot."[6]
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