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Nathan Englander

Author of The Ministry of Special Cases

19+ Works 3,501 Members 114 Reviews 11 Favorited

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Works by Nathan Englander

The Ministry of Special Cases (2007) — Author — 1,073 copies

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (1999) 1,008 copies

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (2012) 768 copies

Dinner at the Center of the Earth (2017) 247 copies

kaddish.com: A novel (2019) 189 copies

New American Haggadah (2012) — Translator — 178 copies

Story, Vol. 44, No. 2 [Magazine, Spring 1996] (1996) 8 copies

Story, Vol. 45, No. 1 [Magazine, Winter 1997] (1997) 6 copies

The Reader {story} 5 copies

Poor Little Egg-Boy Hatched in a Schul 4 copies

Electric Literature No. 6 (2011) — Contributor — 3 copies

The Twenty-Seventh Man (2007) 3 copies

The Gilgul of Park Avenue [short story] (2003) 3 copies

Peep Show (A Vintage Short) (2015) 1 copy

Englander Nathan 1 copy

Ministarstvo posebnih slučajeva 1 copy

How We Avenged the Blums (in The Best American Short Stories 2006 - KENISON) — Contributor, some editions — 1 copy

Haaretz Writers Edition 2011 (2011) 1 copy

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges[FOR THE RELIEF OF UNBEARABLE U][Paperback] 1 copy

Associated Works

The Best American Short Stories 2006 (2006) — Contributor — 542 copies

Suddenly, a Knock on the Door (2010) — Translator, some editions — 493 copies

The Best American Short Stories 1999 (1999) — Contributor — 443 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2000 (2000) — Contributor — 385 copies

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2009 (2009) — Contributor — 359 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2012 (2012) — Contributor — 350 copies

The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories (1999) — Contributor — 340 copies

The Best American Short Stories 2011 (2011) — Contributor — 337 copies

The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2010 (2010) — Contributor — 298 copies

The Moth (2013) — Contributor — 286 copies

100 Years of The Best American Short Stories (2015) — Contributor — 266 copies

The New Granta Book of the American Short Story (2007) — Contributor — 205 copies

McSweeney's Issue 28 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern) (2008) — Contributor — 168 copies

Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (2011) — Contributor — 115 copies

Lost Tribe: Jewish Fiction from the Edge (2003) — Contributor — 114 copies

The Best American Erotica 2001 (2001) — Contributor — 89 copies

The Worst Years of Your Life: Stories for the Geeked-Out, Angst-Ridden, Lust-Addled, and Deeply Misunderstood… (2007) — Contributor — 87 copies

Neurotica: Jewish Writers on Sex (1999) — Contributor — 84 copies

McSweeney's Issue 42 (McSweeney's Quarterly Concern): Multiples (2013) — Contributor — 61 copies

American Christmas Stories (2021) — Contributor — 57 copies

The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story (2021) — Contributor — 44 copies

The New Diaspora: The Changing Landscape of American Jewish Fiction (2015) — Contributor — 13 copies

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Common Knowledge

Birthdate: 1970
Gender: male
Nationality: USA
Birthplace: West Hempstead, New York, USA
Places of residence: Jerusalem, Israel
New York, New York, USA
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
Education: State University of New York, Binghamton (Liberal Arts)
University of Iowa (Iowa Writers' Workshop)
Hebrew Academy of Nassau County
Occupations: novelist
short story writer
Awards and honors: PEN/Malamud Award (2000)
Agent: Nicole Aragi

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Reviews

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank… by Nathan Englander

Couldn't get very far into this book so I stopped only about 20 pages in.....

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schoenbc70 | 35 other reviews | Sep 2, 2023 |

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank… by Nathan Englander

Overall, I liked the writing better than the content of most of the stories. I did find the basic ideas of some of the short stories thought provoking, but I was sometimes offended by the direction Englander pursued. For me, the title story was by far the best; however, I did learn from some of the other stories.

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suesbooks | 35 other reviews | Aug 21, 2023 |

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank… by Nathan Englander

recommended by AP English listserv

short stories

companion to WW2? to "Night"?

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pollycallahan | 35 other reviews | Jul 1, 2023 |

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank… by Nathan Englander

Excellent stories.

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markm2315 | 35 other reviews | Jul 1, 2023 |

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Biggest Disappointments (1)

Books With the Most Memorable Titles (1)

Recommend the 20 best books you've read in the last five years (1)

Jewish Books (2)

Books Read in 2019 (1)

Pulitzer Prize for Fiction - Finalists (1)

Short Story and Novella Collections (1)

Favorite Books Published in 2012 (1)

New Books I Can't Wait to read... (1)

Book Riot's 100 must-read works of Jewish Fiction (1)

2008-2012 Notable Books for Adults (1)

Awards

By Award By Work

Dublin Literary Award

The Ministry of Special Cases (Longlist – 2009)

Booklist Editor's Choice

The Ministry of Special Cases (Fiction – 2007)

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Finalist – Fiction – 2013)

LA Times Book Prize

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (Finalist – Art Seidenbaum Award – 1999)

Globe and Mail Top 100 Book

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Foreign Fiction – 2012)

ALA Notable Books for Adults

The Ministry of Special Cases (Fiction – 2008)

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (2000)

The New York Times Notable Book of the Year

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Fiction & Poetry – 2012)

The Ministry of Special Cases (Fiction & Poetry – 2007)

National Jewish Book Award

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (Finalist – Fiction – 1999)

PEN/Hemingway Award

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (Nominee – 366419)

Kirkus Reviews Best Book of the Year

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Short Story Collections – 2012)

San Francisco Chronicle Best Book of the Year

The Ministry of Special Cases (Fiction – 2007)

Center for Fiction First Novel Prize

The Ministry of Special Cases (Shortlist – 2007)

Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Winner – 2012)

Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (2000)

Wingate Literary Prize

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (Shortlist – 2000)

The Most Important Books of the Last Twenty Years

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

The 50 Most Essential Works Of Jewish Fiction Of The Last 100 Years

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories

PEN/Malamud Award

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories (2000)

Sophie Brody Medal

What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank: Stories (Honorable Mention – 2013)

The Ministry of Special Cases (Winner – 2008)

Harold U. Ribalow Prize

The Ministry of Special Cases (2008)

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Nicolette Hoekmeijer Translator

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Statistics

Works: 19
Also by: 22
Members: 3,501
Popularity: #7,265
Rating: 3.8

Reviews: 114
ISBNs: 119
Languages: 12
Favorited: 11

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