| The Shoemaker's Tale Contributor(s): Ari, Mark (Author) |
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ISBN: 0939010399 ISBN-13: 9780939010394 Publisher: Zephyr Press OUR PRICE: $9.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: July 2000 Annotation: Painter-storyteller Ari's novel is a true original, with roots in Jewish mysticism and Yiddish folklore extravagant, charming, and deeply serious in its matter-of-fact mingling of moral history, prophecy and magic.-"Kirkus Reviews" A Chagall painting brought to life, the novel traces the episodic journey of an orphaned 18th-century cobbler in search of the legendary Jewish rabbi and miracle worker, the Baal Shem Tov. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Cultural Heritage - Fiction | Jewish |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93-60853 |
| Physical Information: 0.74" H x 5.48" W x 7.48" (0.69 lbs) 246 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Painter-storyteller Ari's novel is a true original, with roots in Jewish mysticism and Yiddish folklore ... extravagant, charming, and deeply serious in its matter-of-fact mingling of moral history, prophecy and magic.--Kirkus Reviews A Chagall painting brought to life, the novel traces the episodic journey of an orphaned 18th-century cobbler in search of the legendary Jewish rabbi and miracle worker, the Baal Shem Tov. |