Burning Lights (Paperback)

Bella Chagall

ISBN 10: 0805208631 / ISBN 13: 9780805208634

Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York, 1988

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Paperback. This charming memoir by Bella Chagall recalls her childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall, grew up. Her warm reminiscences of Jewish family life in pre-Revolutionary Russia are illustrated with thirty-six pen-and-ink drawings by Marc Chagall.Bella Chagall, a gifted author and actress, was the youngest of seven children born to a well-to-do Hasidic family. While living in France in the 1930s, the Chagalls conceived the idea of commemorating their native town with a book. The title they chose was Burning Lights, an allusion to the festive candles that in their childhood had lit up the holidays of the Jewish year. This biography recalls the author's childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall grew up. It is a view on Jewish family life in pre-revolutionary Russia which with the use of Chagall's illustrations capture qualities of fantasy and truth. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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• Titolo: Burning Lights (Paperback)
• Editore: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Data di pubblicazione: 1988
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0805208631
• ISBN 13: 9780805208634
• Rilegatura: Paperback
• Condizione: new

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This charming memoir by Bella Chagall recalls her childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall, grew up. Her warm reminiscences of Jewish family life in pre-Revolutionary Russia are illustrated with thirty-six pen-and-ink drawings by Marc Chagall.

Bella Chagall, a gifted author and actress, was the youngest of seven children born to a well-to-do Hasidic family. While living in France in the 1930s, the Chagalls conceived the idea of commemorating their native town with a book. The title they chose was Burning Lights, an allusion to the festive candles that in their childhood had lit up the holidays of the Jewish year.

Informazioni sull?autore

BELLA ROSENFELD CHAGALL (November 1985 – September 1944) was a Jewish Belarusian writer and the first wife of painter Marc Chagall. Chagall’s works include The Burning Lights and First Encounter.