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Comics & Graphic Novels Nonfiction

Preoccupied with My Father

by (author) Simon Schneiderman

Publisher
ECW Press
Initial publish date
Oct 2007
Category
Nonfiction, Personal Memoirs
  • Hardback

    ISBN
    9781550228106
    Publish Date
    Oct 2007
    List Price
    $19.95

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Description

A combination of poetry and expressionistic paintings portray the heartbreaking and hard-fought life as well as the burial rituals after the death of Yoel Schneiderman in this innovative biography. Following his narrow escape from the Holocaust, Yoel's life changed inextricably. A far cry from the young, vibrant man who grew up in Warsaw, Yoel became hopeless and helplessly destructive if even the smallest detail of his life was out of place. Yet Yoel kept his passion for learning and exploring the unknown to his dying day.

About the author

Contributor Notes

Simon Scheniderman is a lawyer, a self-taught artist, and the son of Yoel Schneiderman. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

Editorial Reviews

"Emotionally and psychologically immense....The potency of so few words and strokes of paint is unexpected and undeniable."  “Chronicle-Herald

"The 26 paintings and poems...tell the story of a Holocaust survivor from his youth...to his rebellious end."  “National Post