Adventure of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist, The
- Publisher
- Quattro Books
- Initial publish date
- Oct 2007
- Category
- General, Jewish
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Paperback / softback
- ISBN
- 9780978280628
- Publish Date
- Oct 2007
- List Price
- $16.95
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Description
Heir to the Hipster line of rabbinical leaders and sages, eleven year old Micah Mushmelon enlists Shraga Potasznik, the comic-book-addicted protagonist of this novella to make good of all things worthwhile in this world. An heir to the rich modern Yiddish literary tradition, Michael Wex paints a vivid, hilarious picture of the hasidic demimonde. His is a view into Yiddish culture at once erudite and super hip, and always true to the cadences of a language that informs so much of modern North American culture.
About the author
Michael Wex was born in Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada, the last brittle sprout of a Polish rabbinic tree. He spent his early orthodox Jewish childhood surrounded by a 40% Mormon population.
