The latest literary rising star is none other than Joshua Braff, brother of writer/director/actor Zach. The Unthinkable Thoughts of Jacob Green shares the “coming-of-age-in-a-meshuggeh-Jewish-family” theme of Zach’s film Garden State (now out on DVD, co-starring Princess Natalie Portman!) but apparently seeks it laughs from darker, more dysfunctional places.
Both brothers swear the tyrannical fathers in their work are not based in reality, but with Garden State making indie film history and Unthinkable Thoughts poised for bestsellerdom, we certainly hope their parents are kvelling like mad.