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| Title | : | Shosha |
| Author | : | Isaac Bashevis Singer |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 278 pages |
| Published | : | April 30th 1996 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1978) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Literature. Jewish. Cultural. Poland. Novels. Nobel Prize. Classics |
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Paperback | Pages: 278 pages Rating: 3.96 | 1850 Users | 153 Reviews
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Shosha is a hauntingly lyrical love story set in Jewish Warsaw on the eve of its annihilation. Aaron Greidinger, an aspiring Yiddish writer and the son of a distinguished Hasidic rabbi, struggles to be true to his art when faced with the chance at riches and a passport to America. But as he and the rest of the Writers' Club wait in horror for Nazi Germany to invade Poland, Aaron rediscovers Shosha, his childhood love-still living on Krochmalna Street, still mysteriously childlike herself-who has been waiting for him all these years.
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| Original Title: | Shosha |
| ISBN: | 0374524807 (ISBN13: 9780374524807) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Setting: | Warsaw(Poland) |
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Ratings: 3.96 From 1850 Users | 153 ReviewsWrite-Up Containing Books Shosha
Most synopses describe this book as a love story (The back cover says 'a hauntingly lyrical love story') but to me this is far from a story of love. It is more a story of devotion and the fatalistic push of life. Singer's characters are very vivid and well developed and I think one of the strengths of the story. That being said, the character of Shosha, the childhood love of the main character who remains a child through the years is uninspiring and frankly irritating. The meaning I took from*** Mysteriously consoling. It's a long contemplation about life. Most of the characters felt very similar, maybe it's because all human beings are same deep down. We all desire the same, we hope for the same. So why war? That's the question. Where is God? If there ever was an almighty, it wouldn't make any sense looking back countless dark and bloody days in history of mankind. It was sad yet very interesting perspective from few intellectual Jews from Poland just before Hitler's coming. They
This is a very entertaining farce, that in true Singer fashion is also very deep. Tsutsik would love to study Torah, but rather one woman after another, and oh well. Sex and spiritualism never mix and yet are essential parts of life. This is a great book.
This is a chauvinistic/narcissistic novel by a writer whose main male characters in this and other novels often resemble himself and always have many women at once in love with them, no matter how repulsive or hapless they might be. I found the emotional story forced, unconvincing. But I did enjoy the evocation of life in poor Jewish quarters in Poland on the eve of Nazi invasion and Bashevis Singer is good at describing the helpless, passive terror many Jews experienced in those days. I also
So...I ended up acquiring this book for 50 cents and thought, hey...why not. I have to say, I really enjoyed reading it, up until the final chapter--which is what fored me to give the book only 4 stars, as I believe the ending is something to be seen as significant. It's an interesting, first-person narrative from a fictional Arele Greidinger (sp?), who lives in Warsaw in the years prior to Hitler's invasion (as I understand it--I'm not incredibly familiar with the dates of this history). He
*** Mysteriously consoling. It's a long contemplation about life. Most of the characters felt very similar, maybe it's because all human beings are same deep down. We all desire the same, we hope for the same. So why war? That's the question. Where is God? If there ever was an almighty, it wouldn't make any sense looking back countless dark and bloody days in history of mankind. It was sad yet very interesting perspective from few intellectual Jews from Poland just before Hitler's coming. They
Growing up in Warsaw Aaron (Arele) Greidinger was the son of a prominent Hasidic rabbi. His life was surrounded by books and scrolls, he lived and breathed the Jewish law. He befriended Shosha, a young simple girl living in his building. Their life was surrounded by adventurous stories and Aaron's imagination. When his family moves several blocks away their friendship ends as it would be inappropriate for the son of a Hasidic rabbi to venture to her neighborhood for a visit.Years later Aaron is
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