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Adventure of Micah Mushmelon, Boy Talmudist, The

by (author) Michael Wex

Publisher
Quattro Books
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
General, Jewish
  • Paperback / softback

    ISBN
    9780978280628
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $16.95

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Out of print

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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.

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