Small Worlds : a Novel

Resource Information

The work Small Worlds : a Novel represents a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Calgary Public Library. This resource is a combination of several types including: Work, Language Material, Books.

Label

Small Worlds : a Novel

Title remainder

a Novel

Creator

• Hoffman, Allen

Subject

• Cities and towns -- Poland -- Fiction
• Cities and towns -- Russia -- Fiction
• Electronic books
• Europe, Eastern
• Fiction
• Fiction
• Jewish fiction
• Jewish fiction
• Jewish way of life
• Jewish way of life -- Fiction
• Jews
• Jews -- Europe, Eastern -- Fiction
• LITERARY CRITICISM -- American | General
• Literature
• Poland
• Russia
• Cities and towns

Genre

• Fiction
• Electronic books

Language

eng

Summary

Small Worlds takes place in 1903 and introduces the wondrous rebbe of Krimsk, a small Hasidic settlement in Eastern Europe. The Russians called it Krimsk; the Poles called it Kromsk, but it was mainly the Jews who lived there. They called it whatever their hosts preferred. Krimsk-so it was called in 1903-had hills and valleys, forests not far from town, pastures and Welds close by ... In the little town of Krimsk the Jews are about to celebrate Tisha BAv, the day of mourning marking the destruction of the holy Temple in Jerusalem. The teacher has instructed the young pupils in his primary cl

Member of

• Small world (New York, N.Y.)

Cataloging source

EBLCP

Dewey number

813.54

Index

no index present

LC call number

PS3558

Literary form

fiction

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Series statement

Small World Series