The Wishing Ring A Novel |
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| Author:
| Abramovitsh, S. Y. |
| Translator:
| Wex, Michael |
| Series title: | Judaic Traditions in LIterature, Music, and Art Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8156-3035-7 |
| Publication Date: | May 2003 |
| Publisher: | Syracuse University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $29.95USD $29.95 |
Book Description:
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A coming-of-age story of a shtetl child, the events of this novel unfold through the eyes of Hershl, who leaves his small town to become educated only to return to the Pale of Settlement in the wake of the 1881 pogroms. This epic novel explores the social upheaval faced by Russian Jews.
A coming-of-age story of a shtetl child, the events of this novel unfold through the eyes of Hershl, who leaves his small town to become educated only to return to the Pale of Settlement in the wake of the 1881 pogroms. This epic novel explores the social upheaval faced by Russian Jews.