Burning Lights (Paperback)

Bella Chagall

ISBN 10: 0805208631 / ISBN 13: 9780805208634

Published by Random House USA Inc, New York, 1988

About this Item

Paperback. This charming memoir by Bella Chagall recalls her childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall, grew up. Her warm reminiscences of Jewish family life in pre-Revolutionary Russia are illustrated with thirty-six pen-and-ink drawings by Marc Chagall.Bella Chagall, a gifted author and actress, was the youngest of seven children born to a well-to-do Hasidic family. While living in France in the 1930s, the Chagalls conceived the idea of commemorating their native town with a book. The title they chose was Burning Lights, an allusion to the festive candles that in their childhood had lit up the holidays of the Jewish year. This biography recalls the author's childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall grew up. It is a view on Jewish family life in pre-revolutionary Russia which with the use of Chagall's illustrations capture qualities of fantasy and truth. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Burning Lights (Paperback)
• Publisher: Random House USA Inc, New York
• Publication Date: 1988
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0805208631
• ISBN 13: 9780805208634
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

This charming memoir by Bella Chagall recalls her childhood in Vitebsk, the Russian-Jewish market town where she and her husband, Marc Chagall, grew up. Her warm reminiscences of Jewish family life in pre-Revolutionary Russia are illustrated with thirty-six pen-and-ink drawings by Marc Chagall.

Bella Chagall, a gifted author and actress, was the youngest of seven children born to a well-to-do Hasidic family. While living in France in the 1930s, the Chagalls conceived the idea of commemorating their native town with a book. The title they chose was Burning Lights, an allusion to the festive candles that in their childhood had lit up the holidays of the Jewish year.

About the Author

BELLA ROSENFELD CHAGALL (November 1985 – September 1944) was a Jewish Belarusian writer and the first wife of painter Marc Chagall. Chagall’s works include The Burning Lights and First Encounter.