Satan in Goray

A Novel

Isaac Bashevis Singer; Introduction by Ruth R. Wisse; Translated by Jacob Sloan

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As messianic zeal sweeps through medieval Poland, the Jews of Goray divide between those who, like the Rabbi, insist that no one can "force the end" and those who follow the messianic pretender Sabbatai Zevi. But as hysteria and depravity increase, it becomes clear that it is not the Messiah who has come to Goray.

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"A remarkable book, brilliant, enigmatic, it deserves the attention of anyone interested in modern literature . . . A work of the imagination which neither permits not requires easy statements."--Irving Howe

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Tipsy  rated it  
Jun 2, 2011
I really liked this book. It gives the reader a good view of the lives of the European Jews in the early 17th century. I think the title is slightly misleading, but good enough. The way it is written makes it obvious that it was an oral story and in another language. At times you wonder why it j ...more
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Bill   rated it  
Dec 20, 2008
In the wake of a pogrom, a 17th Century Jewish village in eastern Poland is further unsettled by a frantic enthusiasm for the Messiah from the east, Sabbatai Zevi. This is a very strange book--more like an elaborate folk tale than a traditional novel. It is also very wise, and it shows with frighte ...more
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Rachel  rated it  
May 31, 2007
this novel will teach you how to read. The first Fiction novel by Singer, it is tempting to read it as a reaction to the Holocaust but it was written before the nazi invasion of poland. ...more
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Isaac Bashevis Singer; Introduction by Ruth R. Wisse; Translated by Jacob Sloan

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, stories, children's books, and memoirs. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature.

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Satan in Goray
A Novel
Isaac Bashevis Singer; Introduction by Ruth R. Wisse; Translated by Jacob Sloan

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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Farrar, Straus and Giroux Paperbacks
July 1996
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ISBN: 9780374524791
ISBN10: 0374524793
5 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches, 288 pages
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