Jonah and Sarah: Jewish Stories of Russia and America

by David Shrayer-Petrov

Book Overview

From the deceptively simple narrative (Apple Cider Vinegar, Hurricane Bob) to the surrealist story (Dismemberers) and the magical tale (Jonah and Sarah and Lanskoy Road), the tempo fluctuates, but throughout, Shrayer-Petrov seamlessly preserves familiar voices. The stories have a genuine feel of the setting and epoch--the Russian stories work as narratives of everyday life, while the American stories offer an accurate sense...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815607644
• ISBN13: 9780815607649
• Release Date: October 2003
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 212 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.7"