Lives and Embers

Rosenberg, Jacob

ISBN 10: 0817354476 / ISBN 13: 9780817354473

Published by The University of Alabama Press, 2007

Contains stories that explore dimensions of the human landscape, including tales inspired by the midrashic tradition of biblical interpretation, which investigate the eternal human drama through the prisms of scripture, history, and folklore. Num Pages: 184 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 127 x 13. Weight in Grams: 204. . 2007. 1st Edition. Paperback. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. Seller Inventory # V9780817354473

Synopsis:

If life is a cosmic stage where illusions are the only reality, says Jacob G. Rosenberg, it is through these illusions that we can sometimes better recognize our world, our fellows, and ourselves. Such is the author's hope in this book. The stories in the first part, ""Lives"", explore dimensions of the human landscape. The shorter pieces that make up ""Embers"", inspired by the midrashic tradition of biblical interpretation, investigate the eternal human drama through the prisms of scripture, history, and folklore.

About the Author: Jacob G. Rosenberg was born in Lodz, Poland, the youngest member of a working class family. After the Germans occupied Poland, he was confined with his parents, two sisters and their little girls to the Lodz Ghetto, from which they were eventually transported to Auschwitz. Except for one sister (who committed suicide a few days later), all the members of his family were gassed on the day of their arrival. He remained in Auschwitz for about two months, then spent the rest of the war in other concentration camps. In 1948 he emigrated to Australia with his wife Esther; their only child, Marcia, was born in Melbourne. Rosenberg has published three books of poetry in English, including My Father's Silence and Twilight Whisper, as well as three earlier volumes of prose and poetry in Yiddish: Snow in Spring, Wooden Clogs with Snow, and Light - Shadow - Light.

Bibliographic Details

Title: Lives and Embers
Publisher: The University of Alabama Press
Publication Date: 2007
Binding: Soft cover
Condition: New