text:  Well, you don't call it that, because it says right in the back, an American story, an American novel. I mean, I didn't write the copy on the back. The very wonderful people at Random House did. But I do think that it's surprising to me whenever I get these questions, because I guess it answers that question. Like, are Jews considered Americans? Kind of, I guess, is the answer. Because, yes, you could write an American story on the back of this book, and