Il mago di Lublino

How lucky I am only to be reading Singer now, with some nine or ten of his novels still before me. The Magician of Lublin is my third. I feel somehow blessed. I've come across a theme shared here with another Singer novel, Enemies: A Love Story . In that later book the protagonist, Herman Broder, is Leggi tutto

Trickster Tumbles, Taps into Truth But can we know what God wants us to do ? Isn't it a case of Man sewing throughout his lifetime the clothes that fit him ? We ask a million questions, however the answers lie only within. You have to do as you see fit. Some say the discipline of orthodox religion po Leggi tutto

No prettying things up in this book- it's pretty raw and bleak. As they say "Like a dash of cold water"! It is about a manipulative and deceitful magician's struggle with his evil side. This book should be depressing, but you are glad you survived, in whatever condition. I say "you", and not the pro Leggi tutto

Per me sta diventando un'abitudine prendere in mano un qualsiasi romanzo dei fratelli Singer e buttarmi sul divano con la certezza di immergermi in un mondo divertente, emozionante, filosofico, denso di parole e di pensieri. Il lato negativo è che poi ho l'impressione di rialzarmi dal divano più vec Leggi tutto

Story of a "sinful" man, Yasha Mazur, a magician-acrobat that leads a senseless live, has next to a wife a mistress in every city. The framework: the Russian-occupied piece of Poland, in the last quarter of the 19th century, and specifically the Jewish environment. Yasha has denied his Jewish roots, Leggi tutto

So, when you're a lout, a layabout, adulterer and all-around rotten egg sinner, what do you do for penance? Well, if you're Yasha, the Magician of Lublin, you do something pretty out of the ordinary and realize that, as you're skimming through life thinking your behavior isn't affecting anyone, bett Leggi tutto