Yiddish for Pirates

by Gary Barwin

Book Overview

Shortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot.

Set in the years around 1492, Yiddish for Pirates recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0345815521
• ISBN13: 9780345815521
• Release Date: October 2016
• Publisher: Rh Canadian Publishing
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 0.61 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 7.9"