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The Rabbi Of Lud
Stanley Elkin
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Description for The Rabbi Of Lud
Paperback. Num Pages: 277 pages. BIC Classification: AP. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 218 x 140 x 19. Weight in Grams: 454.
Surrounded by cemeteries in the flatlands of New Jersey, the small town of Lud is sustained by the business of death. In fact, with no synagogue and no congregation, Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn has only one true responsibility: to preside over burial services for Jews who pass away in the surrounding cities. But after the Arctic misadventures that led him to Lud, he wouldn't want to live (or die) anywhere else.As the only living child in Lud, his daughter Connie has a different opinion of this grisly city, and she will do anything to get away from it--or at least liven ... Read more
Surrounded by cemeteries in the flatlands of New Jersey, the small town of Lud is sustained by the business of death. In fact, with no synagogue and no congregation, Rabbi Jerry Goldkorn has only one true responsibility: to preside over burial services for Jews who pass away in the surrounding cities. But after the Arctic misadventures that led him to Lud, he wouldn't want to live (or die) anywhere else.As the only living child in Lud, his daughter Connie has a different opinion of this grisly city, and she will do anything to get away from it--or at least liven ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Dalkey Archive Press United States
Number of pages
277
Condition
New
Number of Pages
277
Place of Publication
Normal, IL, United States
ISBN
9781564782700
SKU
V9781564782700
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Ref
99-15
About Stanley Elkin
Stanley Elkin (1930-1995) was an award-winning author of novels, short stories, and essays. Born in the Bronx, Elkin received his BA and PhD from the University of Illinois and in 1960 became a professor of English at Washington University in St. Louis where he taught until his death. His critically acclaimed works include the National Book Critics Circle Award-winners "George ... Read more
Reviews for The Rabbi Of Lud
"[Elkin] defies death with a glistening tale that is laugh-out-loud hilarious as well as poignant."
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