The Tears And Prayers Of Fools: A Novel (Judaic Traditions In Literature, Music, And Art)

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; the resourceful widow Golda; Markus Fradkin, the wealthy timber merchant, and his beautiful daughter Zelda; Yeshua Mandel, the tavern keeper, his troubled son Simeon, and their devoted servant girl Morta. 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. 9780815611592 0815611595 0 BOOK Fiction NOT_MATURE http://books.google.com/books/content?id=wOG9zwEACAAJ&printsec=frontcover&img=1&zoom=5&source=gbs_api en

• | Author: Grigory Kanovich
• | Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• | Publication Date: Oct 16, 2023
• | Number of Pages: 320 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0815611595
• | ISBN-13: 9780815611592