David Herman

Last march after Radetzky

A B Yehoshua — the writer still shaping Israel’s identity

Part of the pioneering post-1948 generation, the veteran author remains an important influence among Israelis

Moses amid the rushes

A B Yehoshua's latest novel depicts an ageing hero who looks back at life and Jewishness through film

Perfectly formed fiction

American storyteller proves to be at her best in the poignant evocation of characters on the periphery

Effective epic paints vivid picture of war

Reissued novel is middlebrow and melodramatic but compelling

Case for and against Holocaust schlock

The JC Essay

Skipping a Lesson

Reissued work by Austrian novelist fails to explore historical context

Incorporate corporation

Irreverent comic novel set in 'Heaven Inc'

Birth, death and music

Michael Chabon's new novel is a celebration of a melting-pot culture and a hymn to vintage records

Sad and lonely basket cases

Two new novels deal with lonely men in crisis and within unusual groupings

Man behind this year's stand-out novel

David Herman meets an Australian writer whose second book is even better than his brilliant debut

Richard Ford's North America exposure

A haunting, epic tale of rootlessness that carries a surprising and subtle Jewish resonance