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The Lonely Days Were Sundays

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The Lonely Days Were Sundays: Reflections of a Jewish Southerner was a 1993 non-fiction book by Eli N. Evans, published by University Press of Mississippi.

It is the third book written by Evans.[1]

Margaret Armbrester of the University of Alabama, Birmingham described the book as "Part autobiography, part history, primarily journalism".[2] Melvin I. Urofsky of Virginia Commonwealth University stated that the autobiographical information is not explicitly stated as such, and is scattered around the various works.[3]

Content

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The book has 31 items,[4] including articles and reviews, with six sections containing each of the items. Almost all items originated from other publications.[2]

There is no index and no footnotes are present.[1]

Reception

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Armbrester argued that the portions about Jewish culture in the Southern United States would have the most historical value, although she said the work as a whole "is entertaining and insightful".[2] However Armbrester criticized the lack of an index and footnotes, and stated "The book is weakest in editing and format."[1]

Urofsky stated that The Lonely Days Were Sundays is a "well-written book" and the autobiographical information "is well worth examining."[5]

See also

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References

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  • Armbrester, Margaret E. (1995). "The Lonely Days Were Sundays: Reflections of a Jewish Southerner". Journal of Southern History. 61 (2): 431–432. doi:10.2307/2211643. JSTOR 2211643.
  • Urofsky, Melvin I (1994). "The Lonely Days Were Sundays: Reflections of a Jewish Southerner". The Mississippi Quarterly. 47 (4): 711–712. JSTOR 45237232. ProQuest 1301813926 – via ProQuest.

Notes

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  1. ^ a b c Armbrester, p. 432.
  2. ^ a b c Armbrester, p. 431.
  3. ^ Urofsky, p. 711-712.
  4. ^ "Nonfiction -- The Lonely Days Were Sunday: Reflections of a Jewish Southerner by Eli N. Evans". Publishers Weekly. 240 (21): 74. 1993.
  5. ^ Urofsky, p. 712.

Further reading

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