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Vidui / David R. Slavitt.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Slavitt, David R., 1935- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Death--Religious aspects--Judaism--Fiction.
- Death.
- Jewish families--Fiction.
- Jewish families.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Death--Religious aspects--Judaism.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Novels.
- Place of Publication:
- Livingston Press
- Summary:
- "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"--Back cover.
- ISBN:
- 1-60489-239-0
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