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'An extraordinary novel, and Itsik Malpesh is one of literature's most stunning achievements'
Junot Díaz
‘Exhilarating and enchanting... Peter Manseau is a born storyteller’
Richard Mason
‘An absorbing immigrant’s tale, an epic that intersperses a love story with great insight into Jewish culture’
Catholic Herald
'[Songs for the Butcher's Daughter] will leave the reader bedazzled and riffling back through the book to recapture the pivotal acts that lead to such a satisfying outcome. I'm willing to bet that Manseau is on his way to a Nobel Prize in Literature.'
Australian Country Style
'Peter Manseau proves that it doesn't seem to matter how many stories of anti-Semitism are published, the reader's sense of incredulity at the victim's suffering remains strong'
Courier Mail (Australia)
'Witnessing a mind such as Manseau's at work, weaving in and out, ducking and diving, racing along, is always a pleasure... A virtuoso performance by a gifted, poetic writer with the guts to tackle, in an intimate and not altogether uncritical way, a part of history that Jews might often think that no one else could grasp'
Sydney Morning Herald
'Exquisitely beautiful... A completely original and exciting novel that, from its first few lines, holds the reader mesmerised. We are in the hands of a supreme storyteller, an author of wit and charm, one who has a breathtaking flair for language. This is a seriously impressive and accomplished work for a debut novel, identifying Manseau as a writer of great and exciting potential, one able to see the world vividly, even through other people's eyes'
Weekend Australian
'A racketing story, an artful meditation on the joys and perils of translation, and a lyrical tribute to Yiddish culture, with its zany humour and shadow lines of sorrow'
Age (Australia)
'I have to admit, I was intrigued by both the title and the cover of this book, long before I had the opportunity to open its jacket. What I wasn't prepared for was how completely I would fall into it. I was swept along by the story, the marvellous humanity of both the main characters and the ones that only appear in occasional vignettes, the warmth and humour of the telling, as well as the revelation of the richness of a vanishing culture... If you want a big theme book that is both engrossing and well written, you need look no further. I have no hesitation in making this my book of the month'
Booktopia
'There are two extraordinary things about Peter Manseau's Songs for the Butcher's Daughter; the first is the novel, the second is the author himself. Manseau has written with profound depth and aching beauty about an old Jewish poet whose life converges with that of his young Catholic translator... The author, steeped in Christian tradition, has written a book which any elderly Jew born in Russia or Poland might think had been written by Saul Bellow or Isaac Bashevis Singer. Not only does Manseau get his dialogue spot on, but his subtle appreciation of the nuances of Yiddish literature and culture is extraordinary. This is a wonderful book'
Alan Gold, goodreading (Australia)
'Manseau paints an intimate picture of the times, filled with Yiddish idiosyncrasies and an eerily innate understanding of the circumstances, yet the story remains unsentimental, always with a whiff of Yiddish humour.... [Songs for the Butcher's Daughter] is a powerful story that will resonate with... those who have been touched by their own migration or that of their ancestors'
Australian Jewish News
'In a word: sweeping'
Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is one of the most original and gripping novels I've read in a long time. From the very first page, I knew I was in the hands of a mesmerizing storyteller and born writer. Blessed with a biting wit, a huge heart, and a dazzling flair for language – how we use it and how it defines us – Manseau is the real thing. This is a gorgeous debut novel'
Ellen Feldman, author of Lucy and The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank
'Huge in scope and soul, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is a sweeping, lyrical, utterly consuming epic. Peter Manseau is a writer with the heart of a mystic, and his novel is an extraordinary gift'
Elisa Albert, author of How This Night is Different
'Peter Manseau has created a rich tapestry of European and American Jewish life at the turn of the 20th century. This beautifully written novel of love and tragedy is filled with wonderful detail. We join Mr. Manseau on a hundred year journey that weaves together the Old and New Worlds'
Martin Lemelman, author of Mendel’s Daughter
'Ranging from pogroms to poetry, from the purity of sex to the impurity of translation, from the Pale of Settlement to the Lower East Side to Eretz Yisroael, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter enacts the finest rendering in ages of the historical and intellectual transit of 20th century Jewry. Most shocking, the author is a goy. Alas for anyone who finds this small fact bothersome, Songs is written with utmost integrity as well as dramatic momentum. It's a delirious read'
Melvin Jules Bukiet, author of Signs and Wonders
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter explores with profound insight the treacherous territory of language: its elusive, inconstant and enigmatic character, and its fundamental role in how we define ourselves as human beings'
Linda Olsson, author of Astrid & Veronika
'[A] rich, often ironic homage to Yiddish culture and language'
Publisher's Weekly
'Manseau's thrilling tale of secrets and revelations captures the diversity among Jews... and the elemental meaning of destiny'
Booklist
'Itsik Malpesh remembers his 90-something years with equal parts impish humor and profound melancholy... A terrific book with a believable protagonist who's given ample room to tell his tale'
Kirkus Reviews
‘An absorbing immigrant’s tale, an epic that intersperses a love story with great insight into Jewish culture’ Catholic Herald 30/01
'Peter Manseau's novel creates a Marc Chagall-like world of pathos, humour and enchantment... this winsome story brings lovers together -- and drives them apart'
Baltimore Sun
'Seductive and playful, the novel, with many unforgettable scenes, is also a serious meditation on language, love, loyalty and memory'
New York Jewish Week
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is a book about writing, a warm, funny, and fascinating testament to the power of words, a power that outlives a dying language and transcends love'
Jewish Book World
'I revelled in the richness of this epic tale'
Victoria Moore, Daily Mail
‘At once a Yiddish history of the twentieth century, a magical-realist love story and a fascinating exploration of the relationship between language and identity’
Time Out
'Dives into the yearn-spinning Yiddish culture of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Sholem Aleichem with all the delirious abandon of a tipsy fiddler falling off a snow-covered roof'
Independent
'Takes in two world wars and mass migration to map out a century of religious discord and cultural antagonism but it is also a love letter to the power of the written word to survive when all else is lost. Manseau gives Malpesh in particular a vivid unselfconciousness that makes him a frequently unwitting comic witness to his own experience, while investing his memoirs with an intoxicating flair for detail. It's a truism to say that a culture is preserved through the art and literature it produces, but Manseau's wonderfully involving novel brings this notion to brilliantly eccentric life'
Metro
'Jonathan Safran Foer had Alexander Perchov, Junot Diaz had Oscar Wao, and now you can add Peter Manseau's Itsik Malpesh to the list of literary characters you wish actually existed... Manseau's great skill lies in making his characters believable. You can imagine making Malpesh's mistakes yourself... and can't help feeling jealous that his translator met [him]'
London Lite
'[Manseau] leads the reader into a marvellous, almost fantastic world that nevertheless revolves around some deeply painful realities... A love story to life, loss, joy and pain'
Glasgow Herald
'I've never read anything like this before... a remarkable story... The characters are vivid and the story deeply absorbing... Stunning, thought-provoking and funny, this sophisticated and beautifully-written novel is one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend... Read it'
Manly Daily (Sydney)
‘This inventive first novel by Peter Manseau has already received quite a lot of merited attention...This is a refreshing and surprising book. I particularly liked the fact that because Manseau did not have a Jewish upbringing he doesn’t harp on about chicken soup and barmitzvahs like too many Jewish novelists. But he knows his Yiddish far better than most Jews today’ Jewish Renaissance April issue
‘It is a love story in two ages: Itsik for his long-sought sweetheart; and of the young man passing for Jewish to court a girl. The stories intertwine brilliantly and unfold the tragedy of persecution with the lightest of touches’
You’re reading, The Times, 6/6
'Full of humour, tragedy, love and loss. The character of Itsik Malpesh and his unrelenting passion for words have enabled the author to create some wonderfully detailed imagery'
The Herald Sun, Australia
'Richly woven... Manseau is a captivating novelist... A lovely book'
The Canberra Times
‘Itsik is searching for the butcher’s daughter who he believes saved his life in this gripping tale of good fortune and tragedy. This is an addictive book which may seem hard to get into, but as soon as you do, you won’t be able to put it down’ ‘Hot reads’, Now Magazine 6/1
‘A pungent narrative of origins and destiny. Manseau tells of shocking pogroms, Kosher slaughter, child snatchers, dying tongues, Palestine
Présentation de l'éditeur :
'An extraordinary novel, and Itsik Malpesh is one of literature's most stunning achievements'
Junot Díaz
‘Exhilarating and enchanting... Peter Manseau is a born storyteller’
Richard Mason
‘An absorbing immigrant’s tale, an epic that intersperses a love story with great insight into Jewish culture’
Catholic Herald
'[Songs for the Butcher's Daughter] will leave the reader bedazzled and riffling back through the book to recapture the pivotal acts that lead to such a satisfying outcome. I'm willing to bet that Manseau is on his way to a Nobel Prize in Literature.'
Australian Country Style
'Peter Manseau proves that it doesn't seem to matter how many stories of anti-Semitism are published, the reader's sense of incredulity at the victim's suffering remains strong'
Courier Mail (Australia)
'Witnessing a mind such as Manseau's at work, weaving in and out, ducking and diving, racing along, is always a pleasure... A virtuoso performance by a gifted, poetic writer with the guts to tackle, in an intimate and not altogether uncritical way, a part of history that Jews might often think that no one else could grasp'
Sydney Morning Herald
'Exquisitely beautiful... A completely original and exciting novel that, from its first few lines, holds the reader mesmerised. We are in the hands of a supreme storyteller, an author of wit and charm, one who has a breathtaking flair for language. This is a seriously impressive and accomplished work for a debut novel, identifying Manseau as a writer of great and exciting potential, one able to see the world vividly, even through other people's eyes'
Weekend Australian
'A racketing story, an artful meditation on the joys and perils of translation, and a lyrical tribute to Yiddish culture, with its zany humour and shadow lines of sorrow'
Age (Australia)
'I have to admit, I was intrigued by both the title and the cover of this book, long before I had the opportunity to open its jacket. What I wasn't prepared for was how completely I would fall into it. I was swept along by the story, the marvellous humanity of both the main characters and the ones that only appear in occasional vignettes, the warmth and humour of the telling, as well as the revelation of the richness of a vanishing culture... If you want a big theme book that is both engrossing and well written, you need look no further. I have no hesitation in making this my book of the month'
Booktopia
'There are two extraordinary things about Peter Manseau's Songs for the Butcher's Daughter; the first is the novel, the second is the author himself. Manseau has written with profound depth and aching beauty about an old Jewish poet whose life converges with that of his young Catholic translator... The author, steeped in Christian tradition, has written a book which any elderly Jew born in Russia or Poland might think had been written by Saul Bellow or Isaac Bashevis Singer. Not only does Manseau get his dialogue spot on, but his subtle appreciation of the nuances of Yiddish literature and culture is extraordinary. This is a wonderful book'
Alan Gold, goodreading (Australia)
'Manseau paints an intimate picture of the times, filled with Yiddish idiosyncrasies and an eerily innate understanding of the circumstances, yet the story remains unsentimental, always with a whiff of Yiddish humour.... [Songs for the Butcher's Daughter] is a powerful story that will resonate with... those who have been touched by their own migration or that of their ancestors'
Australian Jewish News
'In a word: sweeping'
Weekend Gold Coast Bulletin (Australia)
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is one of the most original and gripping novels I've read in a long time. From the very first page, I knew I was in the hands of a mesmerizing storyteller and born writer. Blessed with a biting wit, a huge heart, and a dazzling flair for language – how we use it and how it defines us – Manseau is the real thing. This is a gorgeous debut novel'
Ellen Feldman, author of Lucy and The Boy Who Loved Anne Frank
'Huge in scope and soul, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is a sweeping, lyrical, utterly consuming epic. Peter Manseau is a writer with the heart of a mystic, and his novel is an extraordinary gift'
Elisa Albert, author of How This Night is Different
'Peter Manseau has created a rich tapestry of European and American Jewish life at the turn of the 20th century. This beautifully written novel of love and tragedy is filled with wonderful detail. We join Mr. Manseau on a hundred year journey that weaves together the Old and New Worlds'
Martin Lemelman, author of Mendel’s Daughter
'Ranging from pogroms to poetry, from the purity of sex to the impurity of translation, from the Pale of Settlement to the Lower East Side to Eretz Yisroael, Songs for the Butcher's Daughter enacts the finest rendering in ages of the historical and intellectual transit of 20th century Jewry. Most shocking, the author is a goy. Alas for anyone who finds this small fact bothersome, Songs is written with utmost integrity as well as dramatic momentum. It's a delirious read'
Melvin Jules Bukiet, author of Signs and Wonders
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter explores with profound insight the treacherous territory of language: its elusive, inconstant and enigmatic character, and its fundamental role in how we define ourselves as human beings'
Linda Olsson, author of Astrid & Veronika
'[A] rich, often ironic homage to Yiddish culture and language'
Publisher's Weekly
'Manseau's thrilling tale of secrets and revelations captures the diversity among Jews... and the elemental meaning of destiny'
Booklist
'Itsik Malpesh remembers his 90-something years with equal parts impish humor and profound melancholy... A terrific book with a believable protagonist who's given ample room to tell his tale'
Kirkus Reviews
‘An absorbing immigrant’s tale, an epic that intersperses a love story with great insight into Jewish culture’ Catholic Herald 30/01
'Peter Manseau's novel creates a Marc Chagall-like world of pathos, humour and enchantment... this winsome story brings lovers together -- and drives them apart'
Baltimore Sun
'Seductive and playful, the novel, with many unforgettable scenes, is also a serious meditation on language, love, loyalty and memory'
New York Jewish Week
'Songs for the Butcher's Daughter is a book about writing, a warm, funny, and fascinating testament to the power of words, a power that outlives a dying language and transcends love'
Jewish Book World
'I revelled in the richness of this epic tale'
Victoria Moore, Daily Mail
‘At once a Yiddish history of the twentieth century, a magical-realist love story and a fascinating exploration of the relationship between language and identity’
Time Out
'Dives into the yearn-spinning Yiddish culture of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Sholem Aleichem with all the delirious abandon of a tipsy fiddler falling off a snow-covered roof'
Independent
'Takes in two world wars and mass migration to map out a century of religious discord and cultural antagonism but it is also a love letter to the power of the written word to survive when all else is lost. Manseau gives Malpesh in particular a vivid unselfconciousness that makes him a frequently unwitting comic witness to his own experience, while investing his memoirs with an intoxicating flair for detail. It's a truism to say that a culture is preserved through the art and literature it produces, but Manseau's wonderfully involving novel brings this notion to brilliantly eccentric life'
Metro
'Jonathan Safran Foer had Alexander Perchov, Junot Diaz had Oscar Wao, and now you can add Peter Manseau's Itsik Malpesh to the list of literary characters you wish actually existed... Manseau's great skill lies in making his characters believable. You can imagine making Malpesh's mistakes yourself... and can't help feeling jealous that his translator met [him]'
London Lite
'[Manseau] leads the reader into a marvellous, almost fantastic world that nevertheless revolves around some deeply painful realities... A love story to life, loss, joy and pain'
Glasgow Herald
'I've never read anything like this before... a remarkable story... The characters are vivid and the story deeply absorbing... Stunning, thought-provoking and funny, this sophisticated and beautifully-written novel is one I wouldn't hesitate to recommend... Read it'
Manly Daily (Sydney)
‘This inventive first novel by Peter Manseau has already received quite a lot of merited attention...This is a refreshing and surprising book. I particularly liked the fact that because Manseau did not have a Jewish upbringing he doesn’t harp on about chicken soup and barmitzvahs like too many Jewish novelists. But he knows his Yiddish far better than most Jews today’ Jewish Renaissance April issue
‘It is a love story in two ages: Itsik for his long-sought sweetheart; and of the young man passing for Jewish to court a girl. The stories intertwine brilliantly and unfold the tragedy of persecution with the lightest of touches’
You’re reading, The Times, 6/6
'Full of humour, tragedy, love and loss. The character of Itsik Malpesh and his unrelenting passion for words have enabled the author to create some wonderfully detailed imagery'
The Herald Sun, Australia
'Richly woven... Manseau is a captivating novelist... A lovely book'
The Canberra Times
‘Itsik is searching for the butcher’s daughter who he believes saved his life in this gripping tale of good fortune and tragedy. This is an addictive book which may seem hard to get into, but as soon as you do, you won’t be able to put it down’ ‘Hot reads’, Now Magazine 6/1
‘A pungent narrative of origins and destiny. Manseau tells of shocking pogroms, Kosher slaughter, child snatchers, dying tongues, Palestine
Itsik Malpesh was born the son of a goose-plucking factory manager during the Russian pogroms - his life saved on the night it began by the young daughter of a kosher slaughterer. Or so he believes…
Exiled during the war, Itsik eventually finds himself in New York, working as a typesetter and writing poetry to his muse, the butcher's daughter, whom he is sure he will never see again. But it is here in New York that Itsik is unexpectedly reunited with his greatest love - and, later, his greatest enemy - with results both serendipitous and tragic. His story is recounted in his memoirs thanks to the most unlikely of translators - a twenty-one-year-old Boston Catholic college student who, in meeting Itsik, has embarked upon a great lie that will define his future and the most extraordinary friendship he'll ever know.
Exiled during the war, Itsik eventually finds himself in New York, working as a typesetter and writing poetry to his muse, the butcher's daughter, whom he is sure he will never see again. But it is here in New York that Itsik is unexpectedly reunited with his greatest love - and, later, his greatest enemy - with results both serendipitous and tragic. His story is recounted in his memoirs thanks to the most unlikely of translators - a twenty-one-year-old Boston Catholic college student who, in meeting Itsik, has embarked upon a great lie that will define his future and the most extraordinary friendship he'll ever know.
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- ÉditeurSimon & Schuster Ltd
- Date d'édition2009
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