The Tears and Prayers of Fools

The Tears and Prayers of Fools
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Publisher : Syracuse University Press
Total Pages : 316
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ISBN-10 : 9780815656883
ISBN-13 : 0815656882
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Book Synopsis The Tears and Prayers of Fools by : Grigory Kanovich

Download or read book The Tears and Prayers of Fools written by Grigory Kanovich and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2023-10-16 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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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