Shiksa Goddess: (Or, How I Spent My Forties) Essays

Shiksa Goddess: (Or, How I Spent My Forties) Essays
ISBN-10
0375726039
ISBN-13
9780375726033
Category
Humor
Pages
235
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Vintage
Author
Wendy Wasserstein

Description

A collection of humorous essays explores issues of food, theater, Chekhov, and religion, among other topics.

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