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9780807614969: Botchki: When Doomsday Was Still Tomorrow
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ISBN 10: 0807614963 ISBN 13: 9780807614969
Editorial: GEORGE BRAZILLER INC, 2001

Sinopsis

With the humor and clearsightedness of one who loved the shtetl, but who worked hard to escape from it, Zagier records the rhythms and texture of everyday life in Botchki, a small town northeast of Warsaw, from the early years of the century until 1927. The author glories in the details of growing up and explores every irony, every twist of fate, every historical fact, as history rushed past this shtetl, sometimes affecting it, sometimes just passing it by. Life was ruled by religion, and he recounts his growing rebelliousness against God, who gives his life meaning and yet allows so much suffering. First set down on the eve of World War II, finished fifty years later, and now published for the first time, Botchki is a testament to a vanished world. This important and moving memoir is essential reading for everyone interested in issues of Jewish life, identity, and exile, as seen through the lens of life in an Eastern European shtetl in the early twentieth century. 9 black-and-white illustrations.

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Reseña del editor

With the humor and clearsightedness of one who loved the shtetl, but who worked hard to escape from it, Zagier records the rhythms and texture of everyday life in Botchki, a small town northeast of Warsaw, from the early years of the century until 1927. The author glories in the details of growing up and explores every irony, every twist of fate, every historical fact, as history rushed past this shtetl, sometimes affecting it, sometimes just passing it by. Life was ruled by religion, and he recounts his growing rebelliousness against God, who gives his life meaning and yet allows so much suffering. First set down on the eve of World War II, finished fifty years later, and now published for the first time, Botchki is a testament to a vanished world. This important and moving memoir is essential reading for everyone interested in issues of Jewish life, identity, and exile, as seen through the lens of life in an Eastern European shtetl in the early twentieth century. 9 black-and-white illustrations.

Biografía del autor

Zagier left Botchki in 1928 and became a journalist, working in South Africa, Paris, Geneva, and London. During World War II, while living in New York, he was drafted into the United States Army. He later became a college professor and eventually settled in Switzerland.

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Editorial
GEORGE BRAZILLER INC
Año de publicación
2001
Idioma
Inglés
ISBN 10 
0807614963
ISBN 13 
9780807614969
Encuadernación
Tapa dura
Número de páginas
238
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