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Tova Rachel Reich (née Weiss; born December 24, 1942, in Liberty, New York)[1] is an American writer whose works in Master of the Return (1988), My Holocaust (2007), Mother India (2018), and The House of Love and Prayer (2023). Her sophomore novel won the 1988 Edward Lewis Wallant Award.[2] Her work has also appeared in Tablet.[3]

Reich taught English at Southern Connecticut State College (1972-73) and American University (1974-1977). She also taught at University of Maryland.[4]

Tova Weiss was born to Moshe and Miriam Weiss,[1] and is the sister of Rabbi Avi Weiss.[5] She received Bachelor of Arts from Brooklyn College (1964) and a Master of Arts from New York University (1965). On June 10, 1965, she married American magazine editor, psychiatrist, and writer Walter Reich, with whom she eventually had three children: Daniel Salo, David Emile, and Rebecca Zohar.[1][6]

Works

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  • Reich, Tova (1978). Mara. New York: Farrar, Straus, Giroux. ISBN 978-0-374-20286-6.
  • Reich, Tova (1988). Master of the Return. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt P. ISBN 978-0-15-157880-1.[7][8]
  • Reich, Tova (1995). The Jewish War. New York: Pantheon Books. ISBN 978-0-679-43987-5.[9]
  • Reich, Tova (April 3, 2007). My Holocaust. New York, NY: Harper Collins. ISBN 978-0-06-117345-5.[10][11]
  • Reich, Tova (March 5, 2013). One Hundred Philistine Foreskins. Counterpoint. ISBN 978-1619021075.
  • Reich, Tova (November 13, 2018). Mother India. Syracuse, New York: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-1106-6.[12][13]
  • Reich, Tova (April 25, 2023). The House of Love and Prayer. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-64421-274-5.[14][15]
  • Reich, Tova (October 29, 2024). Camp Jeff. Seven Stories Press. ISBN 978-1-64421-421-3.[16][17]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Reich, Tova 1942- (Tova Rachel Reich)". Encyclopedia.com. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  2. ^ "Edward Lewis Wallant Award". University of Hartford. Archived from the original on December 29, 2019. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
  3. ^ "Tova Reich". Tablet (magazine). July 7, 2023. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  4. ^ "Tova Reich". Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard University. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  5. ^ MARGOLIN, ELAINE (November 15, 2018). "In search of something". The Jerusalem Post.
  6. ^ Zimmer, Carl (March 20, 2018). "David Reich Unearths Human History Etched in Bone". The New York Times. Retrieved March 20, 2018.
  7. ^ "Master of the Return by Tova Reich". Publishers Weekly. April 1, 1988. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  8. ^ "'Master of the Return'". The New York Times. June 19, 1988. p. 34. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  9. ^ McGrath, Patrick (July 23, 1995). "The Breakaway Kingdom". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  10. ^ Bukiet, Melvin Jules (April 8, 2007). "Of Mockery and Memory". The Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved May 9, 2021.
  11. ^ Margolick, David (May 27, 2007). "My Holocaust". New York Times. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  12. ^ Jain, Saudamini (August 2, 2019). "Real life events and characters are mixed with manic fictional ones". Hindustan Times. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  13. ^ Burghardt, Linda F. (March 11, 2019). "Mother India | Jewish Book Council". Jewish Book Council. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  14. ^ Kirby, Gwen E. (April 28, 2023). "Book Review: 'The Last Catastrophe,' by Allegra Hyde; 'The Archivists,' by Daphne Kalotay; 'The House of Love and Prayer,' by Tova Reich; 'The People Who Report More Stress,' by Alejandro Varela". The New York Times. Retrieved November 10, 2024.
  15. ^ Sacks, Sam (June 9, 2023). "Fiction: 'Shalash the Iraqi' Writes From Baghdad". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  16. ^ "Camp Jeff". Kirkus Reviews. September 14, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
  17. ^ "Camp Jeff by Tova Reich". Publishers Weekly. August 26, 2024. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
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