Yiddish for Pirates Contributor(s): Barwin, Gary (Author) |
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ISBN: 0345815521 ISBN-13: 9780345815521 Publisher: Rh Canadian Publishing OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2016 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.2" W x 7.9" (0.60 lbs) 352 pages |
Themes: - Religious Orientation - Jewish - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot. Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. |