The Tears and Prayers of Fools : A Novel EPUB
by Grigory Kanovich
Edited by Ken Frieden
Part of the Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art series
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This extraordinary novel is part of Grigory Kanovich's "Litvak saga," his tribute to Jewish life before the Holocaust.
Set in a small Lithuanian town in the late nineteenth century, the story begins with the arrival of a stranger who sets everyone on edge and seems to know their secrets.
Is he a messenger from God, a long-lost son, a saint, or a madman?
As the stranger in the velvet yarmulke makes his rounds, we meet an unforgettable cast of characters-Rabbi Uri, the aged rabbi; Itsik Magid, the strapping young woodcutter; Golda, the resourceful widow; Markus Fradkin, the wealthy timber merchant, and his beautiful daughter Zelda; Yeshua Mandel, the tavern keeper, his troubled son Simeon, and Morta, their devoted servant girl.
A work of realism as well as a parable, Kanovich's novel illuminates the most intimate fears, dreams, and longings of the shtetl's inhabitants.
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- Publisher:Syracuse University Press
- Publication Date:16/10/2023
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- ISBN:9780815656883
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- Format:EPUB
- Publisher:Syracuse University Press
- Publication Date:16/10/2023
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- ISBN:9780815656883