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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Do things happen for a reason or can you forge your own destiny In the seemingly perfect Kingdom of Elleria, a prophecy looms over the throne. It foretells that Arcana, a powerful sorceress, will rise to rule the kingdom in darkness. The prophecy also promises hope that the fourth-born son of Elleria will be the one destined to defeat her, restore the crown, and save Elleria from destructionThere's only one problem. The fourth-born is not a son.Hidden behind palace walls while her siblings are destined for greatness, the youngest royal has spent her life believing she was never meant to matter. She was never supposed to be the hero. But when Arcana's power begins to tighten its grip on the kingdom, the truth can no longer remain buried. Was the prophecy wrong Did fate make a mistake Or was destiny never about a son at all As secrets unravel and power awakens, one child must decide whether to submit to the story written or rewrite it in fire.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. Over the past four decades Ruth R. Wisse has been a leading scholar of Yiddish and Jewish literary studies in North America, and one of our most fearless public intellectuals on issues relating to Jewish society, culture, and politics. In this celebratory volume, edited by four of her former students, Wisse's colleagues take as a starting point her award-winning book The Modern Jewish Canon (2000) and explore an array of topics that touch on aspects of Yiddish, Hebrew, Israeli, American, European, and Holocaust literature.Arguing the Modern Jewish Canon brings together writers both seasoned and young, from both within and beyond the academy, to reflect the diversity of Wisse's areas of expertise and reading audiences. The volume also includes a translation of one of the first modern texts on the question of Jewish literature, penned in 1888 by Sholem Aleichem, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of Wisse's scholarship. In its richness and heft, Arguing the Modern Jewish Canon itself constitutes an important scholarly achievement in the field of modern Jewish literature.…

Hardback. Condition: New. Illustrated. Over the past four decades Ruth R. Wisse has been a leading scholar of Yiddish and Jewish literary studies in North America, and one of our most fearless public intellectuals on issues relating to Jewish society, culture, and politics. In this celebratory volume, edited by four of her former students, Wisse's colleagues take as a starting point her award-winning book The Modern Jewish Canon (2000) and explore an array of topics that touch on aspects of Yiddish, Hebrew, Israeli, American, European, and Holocaust literature.Arguing the Modern Jewish Canon brings together writers both seasoned and young, from both within and beyond the academy, to reflect the diversity of Wisse's areas of expertise and reading audiences. The volume also includes a translation of one of the first modern texts on the question of Jewish literature, penned in 1888 by Sholem Aleichem, as well as a comprehensive bibliography of Wisse's scholarship. In its richness and heft, Arguing the Modern Jewish Canon itself constitutes an important scholarly achievement in the field of modern Jewish literature.…

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