| For the Relief of Unbearable Urges: Stories Contributor(s): Englander, Nathan (Author) |
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ISBN: 0375704434 ISBN-13: 9780375704437 Publisher: Knopf Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $19.00 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2000 Annotation: In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. "The Wig" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In "The Tumblers", Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination -- a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Humorous - General |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 98041727 |
| Series: Vintage International |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.38" W x 8.06" (0.51 lbs) 224 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank. In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. The Wig takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In The Tumblers, Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way. For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller. |