The book of mischief
Subtitle: new and selected stories
By: Steve Stern
Publisher: Graywolf Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: Minneapolis, Minn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 371
ISBN-13: 9781555976217
Subjects: Jewish fiction; American Short stories; Fiction
Description: Showcases a selection of the author's short stories, taking the reader to such places as the old Jewish quarter of the Pinch in Memphis, a turn-of-the-century immigrant community in New York, the market towns of eastern Europe, and a down-at-heel Catskills resort. Along the way are a motley assortment of characters, including Mendy Dreyfus, whose bungee jump goes awry; Elijah, the prophet turned voyeur; and the misfit Zelik Rifkin, who discovers the tree of dreams.
Table of contents: title: North Main Street, Memphis.; title: The tale of a kite --; title: Lazar Malkin enters heaven --; title: Zelik Rifkin and the tree of dreams --; title: The Lord and Morton Gruber --; title: Shimmele fly-by-night --; title: Moishe the just --; title: Aaron makes a match --; title: Legend of the lost --; title: The Lower East Side, New York.; title: The sin of Elijah --; title: Romance --; title: Avigdor of the apes --; title: Heaven is full of windows --; title: Europe.; title: Yiddish twilight --; title: The ballad of Mushie Momzer --; title: The man who would be Kafka --; title: On Jacob's ladder --; title: The Catskills.; title: The wedding jester.