The Podolian nights : essential tales / Nachman of Bratslav ; translated from the Yiddish by Robert Adler Peckerar and Jordan Finkin ; with and introduction by Adam Kirsch.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Naḥman, of Bratslav, 1772-1811

Contributor:

Peckerar, Robert James Adler, translator.

Finkin, Jordan D., 1976- translator.

Sternharz, Nathan, 1780-1845

Kirsch, Adam, 1976-

Pushkin Press, publisher.

Series:

Pushkin Press classics

Pushkin Press Classics

Standardized Title:

Sipure maʻaśiyot. English

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Hasidic parables.

Genre:

short stories.

Short stories.

Physical Description:

xx, 233 pages ; 20 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Pushkin Press, [2025]

Summary:

"Nachman of Bratslav, descended from the founder of the Hasidic movement, carved a unique path as a Jewish spiritual leader. Towards the end of his life, he lost his young son, prompting him to turn increasingly inward and seek consolation from the world of the creative imagination. The result was the thirteen fascinating tales in this collection. A landmark in Jewish literature, they depict a surrealworld where princes bleed jewels and princesses sail the seas in men's clothing, leaving destruction in their wake." --publisher's website.

Contents:

Of the loss of a princess

Of a king and an emperor

Of a lame man

Of a king who decreed the conversion of the Jews

Of a prince of jewels

Of a humble king's portrait

Of a king's journey

Of a rabbi and his only son

Of a wise man and a simpleton

Of a wealthy merchant and a poor man

Of a prince and a handmaid's son

Of a master of prayer

Of seven beggers.

ISBN:

180533123X

9781805331230

OCLC:

1454850849