Utter Chaos - Couverture souple

Gronemann, Sammy

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0253019605 ISBN 13 : 9780253019608

Editeur : Indiana University Press, 2016

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur :

Published in Germany in 1920, Sammy Gronemann's satirical novel set in 1903 at the time of the Sixth Zionist Congress follows the life of a baptized Jew, Heinz Lehnsen, as he negotiates legal entanglements, German culture, religious differences, and Zionist aspirations. A chance encounter with a long-lost cousin from a shtetl in Russia further complicates the plot and challenges the characters' notions of Jewish identity and their belief in the claims of the Zionist movement. Gronemann's humor and compassion slyly expose the foibles and contradictions of human behavior. With deep insight into German society, German-Jewish culture, and antisemitism, Utter Chaos paints a highly entertaining portrait of German Jews at the beginning of the twentieth century.

Revue de presse :

"Sammy Gronemann is a forgotten classic among German-Jewish authors." -Michael Brenner, American University "Sammy Gronemann's 1920 German-language novel is an important literary and historical document of the Jewish experience in early twentieth-century Central and Eastern Europe. Penny Milbouer has produced a high-quality, highly readable translation." -Jonathan Skolnik, author of Jewish Pasts, German Fictions: History, Memory, and Minority Culture in Germany, 1824-1955 - --Jonathan Skolnik, author of Jewish Pasts, German Fictions: History, Memory, and Minority Culture in Germany, 1824-1955

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: Indiana University Press
• Date d'édition: 2016
• ISBN 10: 0253019605
• ISBN 13: 9780253019608
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 320