£8.25
Title: Shadows on the Hudson
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Publisher : Farrar, Straus, Giroux
Publication: c1998 First Edition
Format: Hardback
Condition: Covers are in a good condition with a couple of light marks. Dust jacket is slightly rippled to top edge and has a small tear at the bottom and a sticker mark to front. Pages are very clean and mark free.
Book measures: 24cm x 16.5cm with 548 pages
1 in stock
Isaac Bashevis Singer’s “Shadows on the Hudson” offers a panoramic and deeply psychological portrayal of a group of Polish Jewish refugees living in New York City after World War II. The novel centers on Anna, a young woman entangled in a complex web of relationships, particularly with the wealthy and enigmatic Boris Makaver.
Singer masterfully explores themes of faith, morality, and the search for meaning in a post-Holocaust world. The characters grapple with their past traumas, their shifting identities in a new land, and the spiritual and carnal desires that drive them. Through vivid characterizations and rich philosophical inquiry, Singer illuminates the struggles of a community striving to rebuild their lives while confronting the lingering shadows of history and their own human frailties.
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