I Would Have Saved Them If I Could

Leonard Michaels (January 2, 1933 – May 10, 2003) was a famed American writer of short stories, novels, and essays. I Would Have Saved Them If I Could was his second collection of short stories, originally published in 1975.

“Leonard Michaels’s stories stand alongside those of his best Jewish contemporaries – Grace Paley and Philip Roth.” – Mona Simpson, The New York Times Book Review

“Leonard Michaels was an original… with a concise, pungent and pyrotechnic style that tolerated no flab.” – Phillip Lopate, The Nation

“As good as any writer you’re likely to run across.” – Alex Abramovich, Bookforum