The World According to Itzik

Manger, a noted poet, playwright, and novelist, was born in Czernowitz, Romania. The son of a master tailor, he began writing poetry at an early age with his father's encouragement. His first book of poetry was published when he was 29 years old. Several of his poetry anthologies have been translated into English, as has his best-known novel, "The Book of Paradise."

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