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The Golem

Name: The Golem
Author: Uri Shulevitz, Isaac Bashevis Singer
ISBN: 9780374427467

by Uri Shulevitz, Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Overview

From time to time, according to legend, a truly holy man may be empowered to fashion to golem out of clay, inscribe his forehead with the sacred name of God, and send the living effigy forth to save the Jews.

The Nobel laureate's telling of the legend of the golem, the clay giant who aids the Jews of Prague in their time of need, is now available in paperback for the first time. An ALA Notable Book. A New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year. A New York Times Outstanding Book of the Year. Illustrations.

About the Author, Uri Shulevitz, Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer

The great voice of the Yiddish-language tradition in modern Jewish literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer is best known for short stories (think "Yentl") with deeply Jewish roots yet universal appeal.

Biography

Isaac Bashevis Singer emigrated to New York from Poland in 1935 and found work with the Jewish Daily Forward. Author of many novels, collections of short stories, and books for children, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.

Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).

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Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

PW described the Nobel laureate's interpretation of a Jewish legend as "stunning," adding that the black-and-white drawings are "superb."Ages 5-up. (Oct.)