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More copies of this ISBNThis title in other editionsA Book That Was Lost: And Other Storiesby S Y Agnon
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Many storytellers have arisen to tell the story of East European Jewry, but the achievement of S.Y. Agnon remains singular. His canvas is wider, his erudition vaster, his humor wittier, his irony subtler. Above all, like any great writer, his art transcends the limits of its ostensible subject. To be sure, Agnon's writing is inseparably entwined with the very particular culture of Polish Jewry and its continuation in the Land of Israel. At the same time, however, his art explores the universal questions that preoccupy great writing in all modern cultures: the fragmentary and fallen nature of human experience after the collapse of community and faith, and, as a counterbalance, the turn toward writing with its mythic possibilities and its linguistic and textual playfulness. Table of ContentsThe Signature Story : Agunot — Tales of Childhood : The kerchief — Two pairs — The Artist in the Land of Israel: Hill of sand — Knots upon knots — A book that was lost — On one stone — The sense of smell — From lodging to lodging — The Ancestral World : The tale of the scribe — That Tzaddik's etrog — Fables of righteousness, or The vinegar maker — The lady and the peddler — Tears — Buczacz: The Epic Life of One Town : Buczacz — The tale of the menorah — Pisces — Stories of Germany : The doctor's divorce — On the road — Between two towns — The Search for Meaning : To the doctor — A whole loaf — At the outset of the day — The sign. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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