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Six memos from the last millennium : a novelist reads the Talmud /

A thief-turned-saint, killed by an insult. A rabbi burning down his world in order to save it. A man who lost his sanity while trying to fathom the origin of the universe. A beautiful woman battling her brother's and her husband's egos to preserve their family. Stories such as these enlive...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Skibell, Joseph (Autor)
Formato: Documento de Gobierno Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Austin : University of Texas Press, 2016.
Edición:First edition.
Colección:Exploring Jewish arts and culture.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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