Brooklyn, 1947. The war veterans have come home. Jackie Robinson is
about to become a Dodger. And in one close-knit working-class
neighborhood, an eleven-year-old Irish Catholic boy named Michael
Devlin has just made friends with a lonely rabbi from Prague.
Snow in August is the story of that unlikely friendship -- and of
how the neighborhood reacts to it. For Michael, the rabbi opens a
window to ancient learning and lore that rival anything in Captain
Marvel. For the rabbi, Michael illuminates the everyday mysteries
of America, including the strange language of baseball. But like
their hero Jackie Robinson, neither can entirely escape from the
swirling prejudices of the time. Terrorized by a local gang of
anti-Semitic Irish toughs, Michael and the rabbi are caught in an
escalating spiral of hate for which there's only one way out -- a
miracle....
Deeply affecting and wonderfully evocative of old New York, Snow in
August is a brilliant fable for our time and all time -- and
another triumphfor Pete Hamill.
General
| Imprint: |
Back Bay Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Release date: |
June 2013 |
| First published: |
June 2013 |
| Authors: |
Pete Hamill
|
| Dimensions: |
220 x 126 x 25mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
384 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-316-24282-0 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
| LSN: |
0-316-24282-9 |
| Barcode: |
9780316242820 |
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