The Sisters Rosensweig | Essays and Criticism

  • Identity as a Function of Age

    Kryhoski is currently working as a freelance writer. She has taught English literature in addition to English as a second language overseas. In this essay, Kryhoski considers the issue of identity as a function of age.

  • The Notion of Forging an Identity

    DeFrees has a bachelor’s degree in English from the University of Virginia as well as a law degree from the University of Texas, and she is a published writer and an editor. In the following essay, DeFrees discusses the notion of forging an identity within the inevitable confines of family relationship.

  • The Best So Far

    In the following review, Simon commends The Sisters Rosensweig for being ‘‘both of its time . . . and of all time.’’

  • The Clever Laugh

    In the following review excerpt, Kroll complains that Wasserstein goes for ‘‘the clever laugh, the situation that charms rather than challenges’’ in The Sisters Rosensweig.