The pogrom that swept through Poland was interpreted as a sign of the Coming of the Lord. In the little town of Goray, laid waste by murder and famine, grief becomes joy as good news arrives of the second coming of the Messiah. Once the town's pious rabbi is usurped, the townspeople are free to look forward to the End of Days, when they will wear golden jackets and dine on marzipan candy. But such perilously high hopes pave the way to hysteria, and a panic which could threaten the very existence of Goray.
ISBN: | 9780099285472 |
Publication date: | 7th December 2000 |
Author: | Isaac Bashevis Singer |
Publisher: | Vintage Classics an imprint of Random House |
Format: | Paperback |
Pagination: | 239 pages |
Series: | Vintage Classics |
Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Modern and Contemporary Fiction |