The Manor and the Estate (Library Of World Fiction) [Paperback]

Isaac Bashevis Singer (Author)

Book Description

Series: Library Of World Fiction | Publication Date: December 1, 2004

The Manor and The Estate—combined in this one-volume edition—bold tales of Polish Jews in the latter half of the nineteenth century, a time of rapid industrial growth and radical social change that enabled the Jewish community to move from the ghetto to prominent positions within Polish society.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"The Manor is an epic of Polish Jewry and of the mystery of human hope . . . a great book." —The Boston Globe

"What he has achieved [in The Estate] is a sense of impetuousness, the fury, the bursting energy in the hearts of these Jews. . . . Tragedy is followed by new sorrows; joy by new joys."—Newsday

"The author's apparently inexhaustible psychological fantasy and insight have created a microcosm, or rather a well-populated micro-chaos, out of independent and graphically convincing figures." —Professor Lars Gyllensten, Les Prix Nobel, 1978

From the Publisher

Library of World Fiction

Terrace books, a trade imprint of the University of Wisconsin Press. Terrace Books edition not for sale in the traditional British Commonwealth.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 830 pages
• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press; 1 edition (December 1, 2004)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0299205444
• ISBN-13: 978-0299205447
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 1.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #959,110 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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