The Tears and Prayers of Fools : A Novel
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Format
Paperback / Softback
Book Series
Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art
ISBN-10
0815611595
ISBN-13
9780815611592
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Imprint
Syracuse University Press
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Oct 16th, 2023
Print length
320 Pages
Weight
474 grams
Dimensions
22.80 x 15.20 x 2.10 cms
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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.
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.
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