The Book of Paradise

The Marvellous Life Story of Samuel Abba Strewth

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The raucously witty Yiddish classic about a Jewish Paradise afflicted by very human temptations and pains, in a new translationOn being expelled from Paradise, young Samuel Abba pulls a crafty trick, managing to arrive on earth with his memory intact. He quickly begins regaling the humans around him with mischievous stories of a Paradise far from their expectations: a world of drunken angels, lewd patriarchs and the same divisions and temptations that shape the human world.The Book of Paradise is a comic masterpiece, and the only novel by one of the great Yiddish writers. Written in the midst of rising anti-Semitism in 1930s Europe, its raucous blend of sacred and profane is a slyly profound reflection of the author's turbulent times.
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Authors:
Manger, Itzik
Year Published:
2023
Country of Publication:
United Kingdom
Format:
Paperback
ISBN:
9781782279259
Number of Pages:
256
Publication Date:
28/09/2023
Publisher:
Pushkin Press
Language:
English
SKU:
9781782279259

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