Pantheon Graphic Library The Jew of New York, (Paperback)

from OccassionalRead

When you think of the Jew of New York, (the title of a graphic novel by Ben Katchor) who pops to mind, Seinfeld maybe, Woody Allen, Andy Kaufman, or some earlier comedic talent such as Lenny Bruce? I bet you don't picture Shoykhet Nathan Kishon, politician and playwright Mordecai Noah, Moishe Ket...

from kivarson

Really interesting story of not only Jewish but also Utopian culture in an emerging America of the 1830s.

from mpho3

One review I read criticized the book by calling it a "book of ideas." Yes, exactly! And not your run-of-the-mill ideas either. I found it very inventive, original, thought-provoking, and culturally/historically accurate. That's a lot to pull off in less than 100 pages--and pages that are largely...

from PhoenixTerran

Ben Katchor happens to be a cartoonist for the New Yorker, which is probably why most of this book went way over my head. But, that's okay. I enjoyed it, more or less. I had kept running into the title recently and finally had to give in and figure out what everyone was talking about. (Which I ne...