The Golem of Hampstead and Other Stories by J. 2024 Jacob Potashnik NEUF

Product Name: The Golem of Hampstead and Other Stories by J. 2024 Jacob Potashnik NEUF
2024 EAN：9780692762141 UPC：9780692762141 ISBN：9780692762141 MPN：N/A Format：Paperback, 252 pages Recommended Age Range：0-12 months
J. Jacob Potashniks collection of short stories about Montreal and other places is in the tradition of Saul Bellow, Mordechai Richler, and reminiscent of the work of Isaac Bashevis Singer and Sholom Aleichem, among others. Shortlisted for Canadas 2017 Quebec Writers Federation Concordia First Book Prize with these Juror comments: "Steeped in the texture of Jewish immigrant Montreal from the 1950s through to the present, from the culture of survival and working-class collaboration with the Quebecois, to the spiritual perils of the nouveau riche, Potashniks tales are not only beautifully written, they combine a sense of heritage with the potential. along with the impoverishment, of everyday lives. "These richly detailed and multilayered stories draw a picture of a Montreal that is both mythic and tangible. "This is a confident, self-assured, muscular book. Potashnik writes in an effortless, fluid, clear, compelling prose. This is an author who revels in language. There is a filmic/visual quality to the storytelling which is always, deft, sharp, witty and smart. Potashnik writes fully realized characters who exude personality and spirit.".