The Slave
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set in seventeenth-century Poland in the aftermath of the Cossack massacres, The Slave is a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the life of Jacob, a Jewish scholar sold into bondage and forced to tend cattle in a remote mountain village. Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer presents a profound meditation on faith, identity, and forbidden love, as Jacob falls for Wanda, a Polish peasant girl, in a relationship that defies the rigid boundaries of religion and society. Written with Singer's characteristic blend of mysticism and moral urgency, the narrative uncovers the enduring tension between spiritual devotion and earthly desire. Rich with the textures of Jewish folklore and tradition, the novel stands as one of Singer's most celebrated and emotionally powerful works, a timeless testament to the resilience of the human spirit.
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Format: Paperback
Published: 1979, Penguin
Genre: Historical fiction
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket - paperback. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Set in seventeenth-century Poland in the aftermath of the Cossack massacres, The Slave is a sweeping historical novel that chronicles the life of Jacob, a Jewish scholar sold into bondage and forced to tend cattle in a remote mountain village. Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer presents a profound meditation on faith, identity, and forbidden love, as Jacob falls for Wanda, a Polish peasant girl, in a relationship that defies the rigid boundaries of religion and society. Written with Singer's characteristic blend of mysticism and moral urgency, the narrative uncovers the enduring tension between spiritual devotion and earthly desire. Rich with the textures of Jewish folklore and tradition, the novel stands as one of Singer's most celebrated and emotionally powerful works, a timeless testament to the resilience of the human spirit.