Jonah and Sarah: Jewish Stories of Russia and America - Rilegato

Shraer-Petrov, David; Shrayer, Maxim

Rilegato

ISBN 10: 0815607644 ISBN 13: 9780815607649

Casa editrice: Syracuse Univ Pr, 2003

Riassunto

From the deceptively simple narratives Apple Cider Vinegar and Hurricane Bob to the surrealist story Dismemberers and the magical tales Jonah and Sarah and Lanskoy Road, the tempo fluctuates, but throughout, David Shrayer-Petrov seamlessly preserves familiar voices. The stories have a genuine feel of the setting and epochthe Russian stories work as narratives of everyday life, while the American stories offer an accurate sense of an émigré'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 must read.

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L'autore:

David Shrayer-Petrov, a well-known contemporary Russian-American writer and medical scientist, has published sixteen books, including the novel Herbert and Nelly, which was longlisted for the 1993 Booker Russian Prize. His recent work includes a novel, Töstemaa Castle, and a poetry collection, Form of Love. Maxim D. Shrayer, the author's son, is professor of Russian and English at Boston College. His books include The World of Nabokov's Stories, Russian Poet/Soviet Jew, and the forthcoming An Anthology of Jewish-Russian Literature, 1800-2000.

Product Description:

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.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Syracuse Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0815607644
• ISBN 13: 9780815607649
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 184