{"product_id":"9781959984054","title":"The Varieties Of Jewish Experience - 9781959984054","description":"Allen Ginsberg, while in the New York State Psychiatric Institute, met Carl Solomon. Their first exchange: Solomon: \"Who are you?\" Ginsberg: \"I'm Myshkin.\" Solomon: \"I'm Kirilov.\" From that moment their friendship started. Myshkin is the idiot in Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot\" (he ends his life in a Swiss asylum) while Kirilov is one of the possessed characters in Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed\". Sometimes diverse cultures meet. The heroic samurai Benkei, according to Japanese legend, killed a giant carp which had swallowed his mother when she fell into a waterfall. It is not recorded if Benkei lost his taste for gefilte fish or sushi. The Japanese legendary monster, the Nu, was slain by a samurai no less brave than Benkei. Benkei, disappointedly, is apparently not Japanese affectionate for Benjamin. A Yiddish version would have substituted \"mother-in-law\" for \"mother\" and worked in the Yiddish for \"Adam was fortunate - he didn't have a mother-in-law.\" The ultimate \"Nu?\" Gertrude Stein, dying, asked \"What is the question?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eLarry Lefkowitz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eFomite\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/b\u003eMar 03, 2023\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eNumber of Pages: \u003c\/b\u003e184 pages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-10: \u003c\/b\u003e1959984055\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e| \u003cb\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/b\u003e9781959984054\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Fomite","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48113068474673,"sku":"9781959984054","price":13.78,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0798\/8215\/8385\/products\/9781959984054.jpg?v=1705328978","url":"https:\/\/www.recomparo.com\/products\/9781959984054","provider":"ReComparo.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}