1988, ISBN: 9780374506803

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good. 5.5 x 0.82 x 8.25 inches. Paperback. 1988. 328 pages. <br>Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slav… Mehr…

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Very Good. 5.5 x 0.82 x 8.25 inches. Paperback. 1988. 328 pages. <br>Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish villa ge high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live witho ut her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community . Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheles s stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy the ill-fated couple. Editorial Reviews Review The Slave is a bur ningly radiant, intensely beautiful book. Singer is answering his age like a prophet. Ted Hughes, The New York Review of Books A peerless storyteller, Singer restores teh sheer enchantment with story, with outcome, with what-happens-next that has been denied most readers since their adolescence. There is about him a bardic quality that gives The Slave the strength and authority of a tim eless folktale. David Boroff, Saturday Review About the Author I saac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, sto ries, and children's books. His books include The Slave and Gimpe l the Fool and Other Stories. He received the Nobel Prize in Lite rature in 1978. ., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1988, 3<

ISBN: 9780374506803

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Poss… Mehr…

Farrar, Straus and Giroux. Paperback. GOOD. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. May contain limited notes, underlining or highlighting that does affect the text. Possible ex library copy, will have the markings and stickers associated from the library. Accessories such as CD, codes, toys, may not be included., Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2.5<