Welcome to CHELM
A cornucopia of irrepressible characters awaits within The Wise
Folk of Chelm to welcome you to Europe's most famous town of fools.
All this, author Seymour Rossel explains, is to bring the Chelm
tradition into the twenty-first century. For the past hundred
years, most Chelm stories have been published for children though
only a handful of the tales are child-appropriate. It is no great
surprise that the same few stories regularly reappear while many of
the best of the stories-those that have amused and bemused adults
since the seventeenth century-largely go unseen.
For a decade, Rossel has combed the traditional Yiddish, Hebrew,
and English canons of Chelm stories. He has turned up fascinating
research on the origins of Chelm. He has experimented with telling
the stories in so many ways to so many different groups that
colleagues have taken to calling him "the "Houstoner Maggid,""
which loosely translates as "the parable-maker from Houston."
Indeed, it has been said--mainly by his wife and children--and with
some justification--that he knows his way around Chelm better than
around Houston.
The Wise Folk of Chelm is Rossel's new vision of the classic
tales. First, the new heroes and heroines you will want to meet...
Second, new streets to walk with them, new cafes and shops wherein
to laugh with them, and new chances to attend the flamboyant,
ever-surprising deliberations of Chelm's town council... Third,
Rossel serves up a new kind of narrative that begs to be read out
loud. He calls it "narrative slapstick" or "slapstick narrative."
You'll call it entertainment.
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"The Wise Folk of Chelm is a delightful foray into the
topsy-turvy world of the men and women of Chelm. A sweet, modern
telling that will rekindle fond memories for those who grew up with
the stories and bring smiles and laughter to those who have never
before encountered Chelm." -- Bob Alper, rabbi and standup comic,
author of "Life Doesn't Get Any Better Than This" and "A Rabbi
Confesses"
General
Imprint: |
Rossel Books
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
August 2013 |
First published: |
August 2013 |
Authors: |
Seymour Rossel
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Dimensions: |
216 x 140 x 10mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
174 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-940646-43-8 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General & literary fiction >
Modern fiction
|
LSN: |
0-940646-43-9 |
Barcode: |
9780940646438 |
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