The King of Schnorrers. Israel ZangwillИсторическая литература. Jewish, Judaism
- Название
- The King of Schnorrers
- Автор:
- Israel Zangwill
- Серия:
- Jewish, Judaism
- Жанр:
- Историческая литература
- Год выпуска:
- 0
- isbn:
- 9780486164502
- Аннотация:
- Author Israel Zangwill best typifed the comic spirit of London's Jewish ghetto by immortalizing the <I>schnorrer </I>(beggar) — in particular, the character of Manasseh Bueno Barzillai Azevedo da Costa, a Sephardic panhandler who developed begging into a fine art. The robust and often hilarious tale tells how Manasseh combines insolence with resourcefulness to reduce London's best-known philanthropist to a fish handler; how he reacts to his daughter's love for a socially inferior beggar; and how he manages to parlay her marriage into a life-time pension for himself from his synagogue. Brimming with wit and wisdom and widely regarded as one of the author's most enduring works, <I>The King of Schnorrers</I> is a literary gem offering hours of entertaining humor and satire.