Pearl Abraham se sumerge en la intrincada interacción entre tradición y modernidad, explorando la búsqueda de identidad dentro de la diáspora. Su prosa disecciona magistralmente profundas emociones y tensiones culturales con aguda perspicacia psicológica. Abraham interroga temas de fe, familia y pertenencia, a menudo iluminando las vidas interiores de personajes que navegan entre mundos dispares. Ofrece a los lectores una rica exploración de las experiencias de aquellos que se esfuerzan por reconciliar su herencia con su presente.
Pearl Abraham--who grew up in a Hasidic community herself--presents the story of Rachel, a girl caught between the strictly controlled world of ultra Orthodox Judaism and the seductive yearnings of her own heart. Both a coming-of-age story and a brave, beautifully rendered expose of a hidden, insular world . . . heartrending.--Elle.
Deena, who defied the wishes of her father, a Hasidic scholar, to marry the non-Hasidic Daniel, must come to terms with betrayals, the nature of commitment, and her own spiritual needs and values. Reprint. Tour. NHT.
A modern-day young man becomes obsessed with the life and teachings of the legendary nineteenth-century Chasidic master Nachman of Bratslava, a kabbalist, storyteller, and charismatic spiritual leader who developed a cult following, in a novel intertwined with a translation of Nachman's Yiddish tales, including his "Tales of the Seven Beggars." Reprint.
Bloemlezing van verhalen en romanfragmenten over zeventien bijzondere joodse vrouwenfiguren in de wereldliteratuur. Samenstelling en inleiding door Pearl Abraham