Bibliograph

For the relief of unbearable urges, Nathan Englander

Type

Label

For the relief of unbearable urges, Nathan Englander

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

For the relief of unbearable urges

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

681404503

Responsibility statement

Nathan Englander

Summary

Stories on being Jewish set in various parts of the world. In the title story, a sex-starved husband in New York is authorized by his rabbi to visit a prostitute, In This Way We Are Wise is on the nonchalant attitude of the inhabitants of Jerusalem to terrorism, while Reb Kringle is on a Jew who works as Santa Claus in a department store

Table Of Contents

The twenty-seventh man -- The tumblers -- Reunion -- The wig -- The gilgul of Park Avenue -- Reb Kringle -- The last one way -- For the relief of unbearable urges -- In this way we are wise

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