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The North of God

The North of God
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  • ISBN-13: 9781933633565
  • ISBN: 1933633565
  • Publication Date: 2008
  • Publisher: Melville House Publishing

AUTHOR

Stern, Steve

SUMMARY

Here in a place dedicated to the manufacture of fear-a place that one ghoul of a Rebbe declared was located to the North of God, where his jurisdicition no longer held sway-Velvl found himself developing a certain resistance. Through numerous books and stories, Steve Stern has become known for his fantastical (and often wildly comic) stories based on yiddish folklore-Harold Bloom has called him "a throwback to the Yiddish sublime." But with this novella, Stern matches his reverential understanding of that ancient story-telling's power against something he's never written about before: the Holocaust. The result is a mesmerizing tour-de-force: In a boxcar crammed with Jews headed to a concentration camp, one man attempts to summon up a story vital enough to displace the horror. The story that comes out is ultimately a swirling, sweeping saga about the stirring obstinacy of the human spirit. And by confronting the ultimate horror with the mythology he has long celebrated, it may also be the crowning achievement of Stern's career. The Contemporary Art of the Novella series is designed to highlight work by major authors from around the world. In most instances, as with Imre Kertész, it showcases work never before published; in others, books are reprised that should never have gone out of print. It is intended that the series feature many well-known authors and some exciting new discoveries. And as with the original series, The Art of the Novella, each book is a beautifully packaged and inexpensive volume meant to celebrate the form and its practitioners.Stern, Steve is the author of 'The North of God', published 2008 under ISBN 9781933633565 and ISBN 1933633565.

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