JOHN J. CLAYTON

READINGS FROM MITZVAH MAN AND SHORT FICTION

Thursday, October 27, 8 P.M.
Amherst Books,
8 Main Street,
Amherst, Massachusetts
413-256-1547

Selected Fiction

Mitzvah Man
Boston businessman Adam Friedman goes a little crazy—or becomes a little holy—after the death of his beloved wife.
Wrestling with Angels: New and Collected Stories
Most of Clayton's stories published in magazines and collected here for the first time; and all stories in his two published collections.
Kuperman’s Fire
A novel about Jewish heritage and about criminal evil. 2007
The Man I Never Wanted to Be
Story of a gentle, liberal professor who has to cope with a man of violence. 1998
What Are Friends For?
Love story of a seventies radical and an older woman. 1979
Radiance: Ten Stories
Runner-up for National Jewish Book Award in 1998.
Bodies of the Rich
Short stories, mostly Jewish including those appearing in O.Henry and Best American Stories collections. 1984.

Quick Links

The Man I Never Wanted to Be available at Permanent Press
Bodies of the Rich available at Amazon.com
Radiance available at Amazon.com
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