You Are Not So Smart

Thisaward-winningnoveltakesreaderstopostwarIsrael,introducingthemtoamotheranddaughter-in-lawwithanunusualrelationshipandofferingauniqueperspectiveonJewishidentityandexperience."Agrand,brave,open-heartednovel...honest,intelligent,andhighlyentertaining."(TheBostonGlobe)"ReworkingthebiblicalstoryofRuthandNaomi,withperhapsanodtoNeilSimon's'OddCouple,'thebookexploresthecomplexrelationshipbetweenthenarrator,anabrasive,50-year-oldJewishsurvivorfromBudapestnamedNoraGratz...andherwidoweddaughter-in-law,22-year-oldLouisa.Thepunchline:LouisaisaGermanChristian...shehasaccompaniedNoratoIsrael,havenofHolocaustsurvivors,whereanAryanimmigrantcanhardlyexpectawelcome...Awonderfullybittersweetworkthatbroodsonlossevenasitaffirmshumanresilience,connection,andafaithinprovidence."(TheNewYorkTimesBookReview)"Superb...animportantcontributiontotheliteratureofHolocaustandExodus."(KirkusReviews[starredreview])"Haunting...aprovocativedepictionoftheenduringmysteriesofhumanrelationships."(PublishersWeekly[starredreview])AuthorBiography:SimoneZelitch'sfirstnovel,TheConfessionsofJackStraw,wontheHopwoodAward.AgraduateoftheMFAprogramattheUniversityofMichigan,shewasaPeaceCorpsvolunteerinHungary.ZelitchisalsoarecipientofaPennsylvaniaCouncilfortheArtsFellowshipinFiction.