The King of Schnorrers. Israel Zangwill
The King of Schnorrers
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Автор произведения: Israel Zangwill
Серия: Jewish, Judaism
Жанр: Историческая литература
Издательство: Ingram
isbn: 9780486164502
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Author Israel Zangwill best typifed the comic spirit of London's Jewish ghetto by immortalizing the <I>schnorrer </I>(beggar) — in particular, the character of Manasseh Bueno Barzillai Azevedo da Costa, a Sephardic panhandler who developed begging into a fine art. The robust and often hilarious tale tells how Manasseh combines insolence with resourcefulness to reduce London's best-known philanthropist to a fish handler; how he reacts to his daughter's love for a socially inferior beggar; and how he manages to parlay her marriage into a life-time pension for himself from his synagogue. Brimming with wit and wisdom and widely regarded as one of the author's most enduring works, <I>The King of Schnorrers</I> is a literary gem offering hours of entertaining humor and satire.