What I Saw at the Fair

By Ann Birstein

Book Overview

"What amazes about this book is not only the wonderful writing and passionate honesty, but the fact that it is so much fun to read." -Erica Jong "Fans of Birstein's work will not be disappointed by... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 156649267X
• ISBN13: 9781566492676
• Release Date: March 2003
• Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.2" x 1.0" x 6.3"

Customer Reviews

Birstein Bursting on the Scene Once Again

Ann Birstein's most recent autobiographical volume reveals her once again as the graceful story-teller she has always been throughout her many works. Youngest child of Rabbi Bernard Birstein of the "Actor's Temple," she knows how to tell the truth, letting no one (including herself) off the hook. Her wit is apparent from page one, even as she speaks of her marriage to Alfred Kazin and his abusiveness towards her. Her consciousness of herself as a writer, a woman, and Jew is never tinged with self-righteousness or pity.Birstein dedicates "What I Saw at the Fair" to Bel Kaufman and her grandfather, Sholem Aleichem. Both she and her book are in just the right company.