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First published in 1936, The People of Godlbozhits depicts the ordinary yet deeply complex life of a Jewish community, following the fortunes of one family and its many descendants. Set in a shtetl in Poland between the world wars, Rashkin's satiric novel offers a vivid cross-section not only o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rashkịn, Leyb, 1903 or 1904-1939
Other Authors: Finkin, Jordan D., 1976- (Translator)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Yiddish
Published: Syracuse, New York : Syracuse University Press, 2017.
Edition:First edition.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Shtetls.
Jews.
FICTION > General.
FICTION > Jewish.
Shtetls > Pologne > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Juifs > Pologne > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Shtetls > Poland > Fiction.
Jews > Poland > Fiction.
Poland.
Pologne > Histoire > 1918-1945 > Romans, nouvelles, etc.
Poland > History > 1918-1945 > Fiction.
Historical fiction.
History.
Fiction.
Jewish fiction.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Description
Summary:First published in 1936, The People of Godlbozhits depicts the ordinary yet deeply complex life of a Jewish community, following the fortunes of one family and its many descendants. Set in a shtetl in Poland between the world wars, Rashkin's satiric novel offers a vivid cross-section not only of the residents' triumphs and struggles but also of their dense and complicated web of humanity. With biting humor and acerbic wit, Rashkin portrays the stratified society--the petty bourgeoisie, artisans, and proletariat--observing the crookedness at every level. The novel's brisk and oftentimes lively Yiddish prose and its colorful and irascible cast of characters give readers a Yiddish Yoknapatawpha in all its tragic absurdity.
Physical Description:1 online resource (480 pages).
ISBN:9780815654186

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