Neighbours: Stories in Mennonite Low German and English. Nohbasch: Jeschichte Opp Plautdietsch Enn Enjlisch Contributor(s): Thiessen, Jack (Author) |
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ISBN: 1782010548 ISBN-13: 9781782010548 Publisher: Evertype OUR PRICE: $17.05 Product Type: Paperback Published: April 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Amish & Mennonite - Fiction | Humorous - General |
Dewey: 813.6 |
Physical Information: 0.58" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.73 lbs) 258 pages |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: Jack Thiessen is an educated tale spinner. This book contains an entire legacy of Mennonite Short Stories, from bragging to preaching, from laughing out loud to consolation and love and, also, the saddest of tears. One does well in reading a story a day, for a week or a month, for that matter, and enjoying the humour and the wisdom of a community coming alive as never before. --- Jack Thiessen ess een jegromda Resserieta. Een gaunzet Oawgoot von Mennonitische Kortjeschichte send enn dissem Buak too finje: von puche bett predje, von loosbr dre bett Troost enn Leew, enn uck de trurichste Trohne. Eena sull aum basten eene Jeschicht aum Dach lese, eene W tjlang, ooda een Moonatlang, enn doamett den Spoβ enn uck dee Weisheit von onse l wendje Jemeenschauft jeneete soo auls niemols verh a. |