When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw: and Other Stories - Softcover

Singer, Isaac Bashevis

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0374483655 ISBN 13: 9780374483654

Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 1986

Synopsis

Eight stories based on traditional Jewish themes from Eastern Europe include: Shrewd Todie & Lyzer the Miser; Tsirtsur & Peziza; Rabbi Leib & the Witch Cunegunde; The Elders of Chelm & Genendel's Key; Shlemiel, the Businessman; Utzel & His Daughter Poverty; Menaseh's Dream; When Shlemiel went to Warsaw.The Newbery Honor Book features eight stories, some of them based on traditional Jewish tales, by one of the greatest storytellers of our time

About this title

Review:

"Eight stories, some of them based on traditional Jewish tales, by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. The length, the style, and the humor make them a happy source for storytelling; individual readers will have the added pleasure of the Zemach illustrations, distinctive in their own right." --Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

From Publishers Weekly:

Eight stories, some inspired by traditional Jewish tales, feature such characters as Shlemiel, Todie, Rabbi Leib and Menaseh. PW called this "a rich collection that will be enjoyed by both young and old."
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About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR)
• Publication date: 1986
• ISBN 10: 0374483655
• ISBN 13: 9780374483654
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128
• Illustrator: Zemach Margot