The Netanyahus - Rambling Readers

English language

Published Jan. 21, 2021

ISBN:: 978-1-913097-60-8

(1 review)

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.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.

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JesseLiberty reviewed The Netanyahus by Joshua Cohen

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4 stars

A fun read and an interesting commentary, but I'm perplexed as to why it won a Pulitzer. The writing is fine but not spectacular, I enjoyed it but am not jumping up and down. I will recommend it to my friends, but will lower their expectations.