Big League Dreams by Allen Hoffman
The captivating new novel by the author of Small Worlds chronicles the loves and unbounded dreams of the villagers from Krimsk, now thriving in America.
First-rate fiction: reminiscent. . of such precursors as Sholem Aleichem, but possessed of distinctive individual strengths and firmly rooted in its characters strange new land and even stranger adventures. -- Kirkus Reviews; Hoffman fashions a haunting, bittersweet story of exile, dislocation and redemption in the Promised Land...Robust humor, insight into human nature and an absence of sentimentality augment Hoffmans storytelling skills. -- Publishers Weekly starred review
Allen Hoffman, an award-winning author of short stories and screenplays, was born in St. Louis and received his B.A. in American History from Harvard University. He studied the Talmud in yeshivas in New York and Jerusalem, and has taught in New York City schools. He and his wife and four children live in Jerusalem, where he teaches English literature and creative writing at Bar Ilan University.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780789201911 |
| ISBN 10 | 0789201917 |
| Title | Big League Dreams |
| Author | Allen Hoffman |
| Series | Small Worlds |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Abbeville Press Inc.,U.S. |
| Year published | 1997-09-18 |
| Number of pages | 294 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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