In ""Jonah and Sarah"", love, talent and magic oppose - and
sometimes vanquish - anti-Semitism, totalitarianism and vulgarity.
From the deceptively simple narratives ""Apple Cider Vinegar"" and
""A Hurricane Named Bob"" to the surrealist tale ""Dismemberers""
and the magical ""Jonah and Sarah"" and ""The Lanskoy Road"", the
tempo fluctuates, but throughout, David Shrayer-Petrov seamlessly
preserves familiar voices. The stories have a genuine feel for
setting and epoch - Soviet stories work as narratives of everyday
life, while the American stories offer an accurate sense of an
?migr?'s alienation. Like all good works of fiction, these stories
take on a mythic quality and transcend time and place. Each carries
and communicates to the reader an aura of mystery, the enigma of
love, and a meeting of Jewish past and present. Whether he invokes
lyrical dialogue, gentle irony, or sharp polemical discourse,
Shrayer-Petrov shows that he is a powerful presence in Russian and
Jewish literature. For those interested in fiction about new
immigrants to America or in the psychology of Jews in the two
decades before the Soviet Union's collapse, this collection is a
useful read.
General
Imprint: |
Syracuse University Press
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Series: |
Library of Modern Jewish Literature |
Release date: |
October 2003 |
First published: |
October 2003 |
Authors: |
David Shrayer-Petrov
|
Dimensions: |
220 x 161 x 21mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
192 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-8156-0764-9 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-8156-0764-4 |
Barcode: |
9780815607649 |
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