The vanished way of life of Eastern European Jews in the early part of the twentieth century is the subject of this extraordinary novel. All the strata of this complex society were populated by powerfully individual personalities, and the whole community pulsated with life and vitality. The affairs of the patriarchal Meshulam Moskat and the unworldly Asa Heshel Bannet provide the center of the book, but its real focus is the civilization that was destroyed forever in the gas chambers of the Second World War.
| ISBN: | 9780374530648 |
| Publication date: | 3rd April 2007 |
| Author: | Singer Isaac |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl an imprint of St. Martins Press-3PL |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 624 pages |
| Series: | FSG Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |