Hampton Shorts

by Bruce Jay Friedman, George Plimpton

Hampton Shorts is a collection of short stories by writers who live and work in the famous Hamptons on Long Island, New York, among them Bruce Jay Friedman and Judith Rossner.There are also interviews with well-known writers such as George Plimpton, James Salter, Daniel Stern, and film directors/screen writers Robert Benton, Marshall Brickman, Janet Roach, and film critics Molly Haskell and Andrew Sarris. A play by Joe Pintauro and poetry by David Ignatow.

Paperback

First published July 1, 1996

About the author

American comic author whose dark, mocking humour and social criticism was directed at the concerns and behaviour of American Jews.

After graduating from the University of Missouri in 1951 with a B.A. in journalism and serving in the U.S. Air Force for two years, Friedman worked in publishing for several years before achieving success with his first novel, Stern (1962). The title character is a luckless descendent of the biblical Job, unable to assimilate into mainstream American life. Virtually all of Friedman's works are a variation on this theme; most of his characters are Jewish by birth, but they feel alienated from both Jewish and American culture. His works are also noted for focusing on absurd characters and situations.
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