Israel Zangwill
Ghetto Comedies
Ghetto Comedies
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Ghetto Comedies (1907) is a collection of stories by Israel Zangwill, who grew up in poverty in London and dedicated his career to advocating for the voiceless, oppressed, and needy. The stories imagine the lives of everyday Jewish people, including a German painter searching for a Jewish model, a Town Councillor suppressing his Jewish heritage, and a young Jewish girl blamed for spreading smallpox. The tales earned Zangwill comparisons to Dickens and helped to establish him as an author with a gift for intensive character study and a passion for political themes.
Format: Hardback
Length: 266 pages
Publication date: 15 February 2022
Publisher: West Margin Press
Ghetto Comedies (1907) is a collection of stories by Israel Zangwill, a writer who intimately understood the struggles of the Jewish community in London. Born to parents from Latvia and Poland, Zangwill overcame poverty to become an educator and author, dedicating his career to advocating for the voiceless, oppressed, and needy. His powerful novels and stories of the Victorian era shed light on their suffering and fought for their rights.
The isolation imposed on the ghetto community by external forces becomes ingrained in their existence, as they are unable to leave or erase the brands on their souls. Zangwill's portrayal of Jewish life in Ghetto Comedies earned him comparisons to Charles Dickens and established him as an author with a gift for intensive character study and a passion for political themes.
The edition of Ghetto Comedies features a beautifully designed cover and professionally typeset manuscript, making it a valuable addition to the literature of the period.
Dimension: 203 x 127 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781513134079
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