Vidui - Softcover

Slavitt, MR David R

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1604892315 ISBN 13: 9781604892314

Publisher: Livingston Press at the University of West Al, 2019

Synopsis

Fiction. Jewish Studies. A version of Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich, except that it is contemporary, Jewish, and (therefore?) often funny. Tolstoy wasn't much given to humor, though it's a vital part of our visions of ourselves. Vidui is a Hebrew prayer to be recited when death is imminent, often translated as confession, but with the word meaning what it did for St. Augustine--a reckoning, a summing-up.

About this title

About the Author

Born in White Plains, NY, David R. Slavitt was educated at Andover, Yale, Columbia, and Newsweek. When he was 30, he lit out for the territory (Cape Cod) and commenced as a freelance writer. He has published 120 books: poetry, novels, criticism, and translations (from Hebrew, Greek, Latin, French, Italian, Spanish, Yiddish, and Portuguese). His most recent works include VIDUI (Livingston Press, 2019) and SHIKSA (C&R Press, 2014). He lives in Cambridge, MA, with his wife and a cat.

Edition details

• Publisher: Livingston Press at the University of West Al
• Publication date: 2019
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1604892315
• ISBN 13: 9781604892314
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 130