Ozick's "The Shawl" (1989) tells the harrowing story of Magda's death at the hands of a Nazi guard and will give readers greater insight into the title character of "Rosa."

A Cynthia Ozick Reader (1996) gives readers a wider sampling of Ozick's other work, including seven poems, eight essays, and seven fiction pieces.

Technically a novel, Elie Wiesel's Night is an autobiographical account of Wiesel's experience at Auschwitz. Published in 1960, it is one of the most famous accounts written of the Holocaust.

The novel Washington Square is a good introduction to Henry James. This novel is shorter and easier to read than some of his more famous, later works. The Modern Library Classics edition of this novel also includes an introduction by Cynthia Ozick. James was a major literary influence on Ozick, who wrote her master's thesis on his works while she...