The Family Mashber (New York Review Books Classics)

The Family Mashber (New York Review Books Classics)
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The Family Mashber is a protean work: a tale of a divided family and divided souls, a panoramic picture of an Eastern European town, a social satire, a kabbalistic allegory, an innovative fusion of modernist art and traditional storytelling, a tale of weird humor and mounting tragic power, embellished with a host of uncanny and fantastical ï¬gures drawn from daily life and the depths of the unconscious. Above all, the book is an account of a world in crisis (in Hebrew, mashber means crisis), torn between the competing claims of family, community, business, politics, the individual conscience, and an elusive God.

At the center of the book are three brothers: the businessman Moshe, at the height of his fortunes as the story begins, but whose luck takes a permanent turn for the worse; the religious seeker Luzi, who, for all his otherworldliness, ï¬nds himself ever more caught up in worldly affairs; and the idiot-savant Alter, whose reclusive existence is tortured by fear and sexual desire. The novel is also haunted by the enigmatic ï¬gure of Sruli Gol, a drunk, a profaner of sacred things, an outcast, who nonetheless ï¬nds his way through every door and may well hold the key to the brothersâ€™ destinies.
Country USA
Brand New York Review of Books
Manufacturer NYRB Classics
Binding Paperback
Color Black
ReleaseDate 2008-05-20
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781590172797

Country	USA
Brand	New York Review of Books
Manufacturer	NYRB Classics
Binding	Paperback
Color	Black
ReleaseDate	2008-05-20
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781590172797

The Family Mashber (New York Review Books Classics)

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