I'm a fan of Jenny Diski's Only Human and After All the Things,
retellings of the Abraham and Sarah and then Isaac and Rebecca.
I heard a reading on NPR this weekend from Ladies and Gentlemen, The
Bible by Jonathan Goldstein. The piece I heard was about Adam and Eve
and the serpent and I thought it pretty interesting.
http://www.amazon.com/Ladies-Gentlemen-Bible-Jonathan-Goldstein/dp/1594483671
I guess you could call these, like Diamant's Red Tent, modern Midrash.
There is actually a collection entitled Modern Midrash: The Retelling of
Traditional Jewish Narratives by Twentieth-Century Hebrew Writers. It's
a study of the phenomenon though, not a collection of stories.
http://www.sunypress.edu/p-551-modern-midrash.aspx
If you are interested in stories from the sequel, Naomi Alderman's
Liar's Gospel has just been released in the US.
I've wracking my brain to remember either the title (something like
Kingdom of the Damned) or the author of a retelling of the Gospels,
supposedly by a retired Roman Centurion who witnessed the events
first-hand; he explains he is now setting them down as a service to the
world, since he believes no one will hear of Jesus and his followers
otherwise. If anyone on the list can supply more information, I'd
appreciate it.
Lee
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On 3/25/13 10:22 AM, Rebecca Landau wrote:
To all,
Someone asked me if I could recommend for them any good novels (adult)
on Jewish or Biblical themes. The person has read books by Milton
Steinberg and Anita Diamond.
Any recommendations would be welcome! Thanks.
Best wishes for a Happy Pesach
Rebecca
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