Ship of the Hunted (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) [Hardcover]

Yehuda Elberg (Author)

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Ship Of The Hunted ($26.95; May 19, 1997; 308 pp.; 0-8156-0449- 1): The first English translation of a 1974 novel by an eminent Polish writer (new to American readers, and now a Canadian citizen) whose passionate identification with the travail of the European Jews is reminiscent of ``Sholom Aleichem,'' S.Y. Agnon, and Isaac Bashevis Singer. This story begins in the Warsaw Ghetto during WW II and focuses on Golda Heshl, who survives separation from her husband and family and incarceration at Treblinka, and also on her son Yossel Yurek, who lives by his wits as a farmworker and black marketeer. The novel operates at a continuous high pitch of emotion and is marred by a preachy, melodramatic conclusion. But the detailed portrayal of its characters' sufferings is acute, and the imperfect realization of their dream of a refugee ship coming ``to lead us out of exile'' is rendered with stunning irony. -- Copyright ©1997, Kirkus Associates, LP. All rights reserved.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Yiddish

Product Details

• Hardcover: 299 pages
• Publisher: Syracuse Univ Pr (Sd); 1st edition (April 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0815604491
• ISBN-13: 978-0815604495
• Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.3 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,619,005 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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This review is from: Ship of the Hunted (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) (Hardcover)

Ship of the Hunted is the second in a loosely-linked series about Jewish life leading up to, during, and after the Holocaust. Elberg is a phenomenal writer who paints clearly a picture of the mental strife and anguish that so many were forced to go through. Dealing with family loyalties, religious loyalties, and general dislocation of mind, body, and spirit, Elberg truly is one of the masters of contemporary Yiddish Literature! Praise to Dr. Barbara E. Galli too, for making the translation as alive as the original text and the events as well!