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5.0 out of 5 stars
Masterful, Bold, Funny, Serious,
By Eric Maroney (Trumansburg, NY) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Master of the Return (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) (Paperback)
A strong narrative voice, rich characters, evocative, lively, precise and realistic dialogue, Reich's Master of the Return has all the elements to create a masterful novel, and she does so fully. Perhaps her strongest trick is simultaneously lampooning the ultra Orthodox while at the same time having a profound sympathy for those who return to Judaism from secularism, and the pure impulses which foster this act. Here, Reich has accomplished something truly astonishing: satire and sympathy in one rich shot.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
A joy!,
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This review is from: Master of the Return (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) (Paperback)
Simply one of my favorite books. Reich miraculously renews the Yiddish literary tradition, rather as Yoel Hoffmann is doing in Israel, but whereas he is tragic (and a tad pretentious?) she is pure joyous burlesque....
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Master of the Return (Library of Modern Jewish Literature) by Tova Reich (Paperback - Oct. 1999)
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