Homons Mapoleh (Aman's Defeat)

Sloves Haïm

Published by Ofsnaï, Paris, 1949

About this Item

HAÏM SLOVÈS (1905 1988), writer, journalist and lawyer, lived in Paris from 1926 to his death, where, although a communist, he struggled for the survival of jewish and yiddish culture, writing several theatre plays in yiddish; Original paperback cover with title in red, cover a little stained, small tear at lower end of spine, theatre play in Yiddish, inscribed by the author on first title page; inside very good , 102 pages; The play Homons Mapoleh was written as a Purimshpil, for the Purim festival in 1940 but transformed after the war. It took the form of a resistance signal for the survivors of the Shoah.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Homons Mapoleh (Aman's Defeat)
• Publisher: Ofsnaï, Paris
• Publication Date: 1949
• Binding: Couverture souple
• Condition: Satisfaisant
• Signed: Dédicacé par l'auteur