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Yom Kippur in Amsterdam: Stories (Library of Modern Jewish Literature)
Maxim D. Shrayer
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Paperback. Eight stories that explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture Num Pages: 154 pages. BIC Classification: FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 11. Weight in Grams: 202.
Whether set in Maxim D. Shrayer’s native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, the eight stories in this collection explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Tracing the lives, obsessions, and aspirations of Jewish-Russian immigrants, these poignant, humorous, and tender stories create an expansive portrait of individuals struggling to come to terms with ghosts of their European pasts while simultaneously seeking to build new lives in their American present. The title story follows Jake Glaz, a young Jewish man apprehensive about marrying a Catholic woman. After realizing Erin will not convert, Jake ... Read more
Whether set in Maxim D. Shrayer’s native Russia or in North America and Western Europe, the eight stories in this collection explore emotionally intricate relationships that cross traditional boundaries of ethnicity, religion, and culture. Tracing the lives, obsessions, and aspirations of Jewish-Russian immigrants, these poignant, humorous, and tender stories create an expansive portrait of individuals struggling to come to terms with ghosts of their European pasts while simultaneously seeking to build new lives in their American present. The title story follows Jake Glaz, a young Jewish man apprehensive about marrying a Catholic woman. After realizing Erin will not convert, Jake ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Syracuse University Press
Condition
New
Series
Library of Modern Jewish Literature
Number of Pages
141
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780815609988
SKU
V9780815609988
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