The Netanyahus

The Netanyahus
NYRB first edition cover
AuthorJoshua Cohen
Cover artistAnonymous photo c. 1955,
Design by Katy Homans
LanguageEnglish
GenreHistorical, Satire
PublisherFitzcarraldo Editions (UK)
NYRB (US)
Publication date
May 5, 2021 (UK)
June 22, 2021 (US)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Paperback)
Pages248 pp
ISBN9781681376073

The Netanyahus: An Account of a Minor and Ultimately Even Negligible Episode in the History of a Very Famous Family is a 2021 novel by Joshua Cohen. It was awarded the 2022 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[1]

The book centers on a fictionalized account of Harold Bloom's encounter with Benzion Netanyahu and his family, including his son, Benjamin Netanyahu, at an upstate New York college in the late 1950s, blending history, fiction, and humor.