First published in 1936, The People of Godlbozhits depicts the ordinary yet deeply complex life of a Jewish community, following the fortunes of one family and its many descendants. Set in a shtetl in Poland between the world wars, Rashkins satiric novel offers a vivid cross-section not only of the residents triumphs and struggles but also of their dense and complicated web of humanity. With biting humor and acerbic wit, Rashkin portrays the stratified societythe petty bourgeoisie, artisans, and proletariatobserving the crookedness at every level. The novels brisk and oftentimes lively Yiddish prose and its colorful and irascible cast of characters give readers a Yiddish Yoknapatawpha in all its tragic absurdity.
- | Author: Leyb Rashkin
- | Publisher: Syracuse University Press
- | Publication Date: Sep 27, 2017
- | Number of Pages: 512 pages
- | Language: English
- | Binding: Hardcover
- | ISBN-10: 0815635524
- | ISBN-13: 9780815635529
