Yiddish for pirates
Subtitle: a novel : being an account of Moishe the captain, his meshugeneh life & the astounding adventures, his Sarah, the horizon, books & treasure, as told by Aaron, his African grey
By: by Gary Barwin
Edition: Vintage Canada edition.
Published: 2016
Language: eng
Number of pages: 340
ISBN-13: 9780345815521
Copyright date: 2016
Subjects: Treasure troves; Parrots; Pirates; Fountain of youth (Legendary place); Fiction
Description: "Set in the years around 1492, 'Yiddish for Pirates' tells the story of Moishe, a young man who, enchanted by maps and seeking adventure, leaves the shtetl to join a ship's crews. There he meets Aaron, our ribald yet philosophical parrot narrator who becomes his near-constant companion. With a beakful of Yiddish jokes, this wisecracking bird guides us through a swashbuckling world of exploits on the high seas, from exploration and daring escapes to piracy, revenge and the ultimate search for the Fountain of Youth. A post-colonial satire filled with Kabbalistic hijinks, this is also a tender love story between Moishe and his true love, Sarah, and between Arron and his 'shoulder, ' Moishe."--Page 4 of cover.
Notes: "Vintage Canada edition, 2016"--Title page verso.

"Originally published in hardcover by Random House Canada, a division of Penguin Random House Canada Limited, in 2016"--Title page verso.