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Belonging Too Well Portraits of Identity in Cynthia Ozick’s Fiction Miriam Sivan Published by State University of New York Press, Albany© 2009 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission. No part of this book may be stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means including electronic, electrostatic, magnetic tape, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise without the prior permission in writing of the publisher. For information, contact State University of New York Press, Albany, NY www.sunypress.edu Production by Ryan Morris Marketing by Fran Keneston Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Sivan, Miriam. Belonging too well : portraits of identity in Cynthia Ozick’s fiction / Miriam Sivan. p. cm. — (SUNY series in modern Jewish literature and culture) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-1-4384-2505-4 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. Ozick, Cynthia—Criticism and interpretation. 2. Jews in literature. 3. Jews—Identity. I. Title. PS3565.Z5Z86 2009 813'.54—dc22 2008018854 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 Cover image by R. B. Kitaj, courtesy of Tate, London/Art Resource, NY. [3.236.55.137] Project MUSE (2024-03-28 22:49 GMT) This book is dedicated to Jules Billig A great uncle A discerning mind Tell everyone Now, today, I shall sing beautifully for my friend’s pleasure —Sappho First I thought I was a writer. Then I realized I was a Jew. Then I no longer distinguished the writer in me from the Jew because one and the other are only torments of an ancient word. —Edmond Jabes, The Book of Questions ...