The Podolian Nights: Essential Tales (Pushkin Press Classics) - Softcover

Bratslav, Nachman Of

 
9781805331230: The Podolian Nights: Essential Tales (Pushkin Press Classics)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 180533123X ISBN 13: 9781805331230
Verlag: Pushkin Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Nachman of Bratslav, descended from the founder of the Hasidic movement, carved a unique path as a Jewish spiritual leader. Towards the end of his life, he lost his young son, prompting him to turn increasingly inward and seek consolation from the world of the creative imagination. The result was the thirteen fascinating tales in this collection. A landmark in Jewish literature, they depict a surreal world where princes bleed jewels and princesses sail the seas in men's clothing, leaving destruction in their wake. In a sparkling new translation, Nachman's skewed fables reveal strange and profound depths, prefiguring the modern sensibilities of Gogol and Kafka.

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Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1811) was the great-grandson of Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. Born in the small town of Medzhybizh in Ukraine, he initially refused to carry on the family tradition of Jewish spiritual leadership. After a spiritually important trip to Israel, he returned to Ukraine and eventually moved to Bratslav. Nachman attracted many followers in his lifetime, including the young Torah scholar Nathan Sternhartz, who went on to transcribe Nachman's formal teachings, as well as the imaginative tales that make up The Podolian Nights.

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Verlag
Pushkin Press
Erscheinungsdatum
2025
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
180533123X
ISBN 13 
9781805331230
Einband
Tapa blanda
Anzahl der Seiten
233
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