A Hitler-ordered operation that has amateur saboteurs plotting to blow up Jewish-owned department stores in New York harbors a trained killer sent to assassinate Albert Einstein
David R. Slavitt Books
David Rytman Slavitt is a prolific author whose extensive body of work spans poetry, prose, and translation. He captivates readers with his insightful engagement with the human experience, rendered with remarkable grace and humor. His distinctive style is not only readable but also adept at bridging the ancient world with contemporary life, offering readers a meditative and rewarding journey. Slavitt's contributions to literature are valued for their depth and skillful execution, providing a uniquely engaging perspective.




Fourteen well-crafted stories teeter between humor and despair and portray emotionally wounded narrators, continually hurt by the ones they love, as they search for meaning in a vacuum of lost traditions.
The narrator, a down-and-out journalist in Florida, investigates a mass-murder case that paradoxically helps him come to terms with his wife's death