Project Gutenberg 2021-10-06 Public domain in the USA. 161 Friedman, Bruce Jay 1930 2020 62016385 Stern $aUnited States :$bSimon and Schuster,$c1962. Tim Lindell, Graeme Mackreth and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Stern" by Bruce Jay Friedman is a novel written in the early 1960s." The story revolves around the character Stern, a Jewish man navigating the complexities of his new life in a suburban setting, grappling with feelings of alienation, family life, and racial tensions. Through Stern's experiences, the novel explores themes of identity, community, and the humorous yet painful challenges of suburban existence. "The opening of "Stern" paints a vivid picture of the protagonist's life after relocating with his family to a suburban house, which he sees as both a fresh start and a daunting challenge." Stern feels a mix of hope and anxiety as he contemplates the changes surrounding him, from the blossoming garden to incidents involving his wife’s uncomfortable encounters with their neighbors. Interactions with his family and reflections on his past set the stage for approaching conflicts, particularly his encounters with a suspicious neighboring family that escalate tensions, illustrating the complexities of his Jewish identity in a predominantly non-Jewish community. As Stern navigates daily life, both normal and bizarre elements intertwine, hinting at the internal struggles that drive the narrative forward. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015003687483 20190904070729friedman 1962 US Reading ease score: 78.1 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Humorous stories Psychological fiction Suburban life -- Fiction Jewish fiction Jewish families -- Fiction PS Text Category: Novels Category: American Literature 359539 2025-07-26T09:23:33.528050 text/html 339994 2024-10-18T16:35:32 text/html 208177 2025-07-26T09:23:38.223983 application/epub+zip 211482 2025-07-26T09:23:34.296028 application/epub+zip 211483 2025-07-26T09:23:33.903018 application/epub+zip 314065 2025-07-26T09:23:41.432007 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 288926 2025-07-26T09:23:37.777002 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 281878 2022-09-29T21:03:06.954286 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 337484 2025-07-26T09:23:33.102075 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 317588 2024-10-18T16:35:32 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17543 2025-07-26T09:23:41.571988 application/rdf+xml 9354 2025-07-26T09:23:33.993026 image/jpeg 1757 2025-07-26T09:23:33.947028 image/jpeg 191076 2025-07-26T09:23:33.559038 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia