num_pages: 217
description: In 1906, the death of his 17-year-old son, Arturo, has disrupted the life of Max Barabander, sending him back to his roots in Warsaw while his wife stays in South America. Having attained wealth after a life of poverty and a prison hitch in Warsaw for theft, Max revisits scenes of his past.
language: English
title: Scum
titlecomplete: Scum
genres: Fiction, Polish Literature, Judaica, Jewish, Literature, Classics, Novels, Nobel Prize, Poland, Judaism
ratings_count: 427
places: Warsaw
publisher: Penguin Books