My Mother's Son by David Hirshberg bilingual Theodor Herzl

Theodor Herzl

call-your-friend-and-tell-her-about-it moment

hitting down the middle

and New World influences

The more he thought about their lives and writings

My Mother's Son by David Hirshberg bilingual Theodor Herzl"Hirshberg's debut novel packs both emotional punch and a vivid portrait of Jewish American life in post WWII Boston. . . . Readers will find connections here to Michael Chabon's The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay and to Saul Bellow's classic The Adventures of Augie March." Booklist (ALA), starred review My Mother's Son, the meticulously crafted debut novel from David Hirshberg, is a story told by a radio raconteur revisiting his past in post