The King of Schnorrers - Israel Zangwill
| Автор: | Israel Zangwill |
| Издательство: | Ingram |
| Серия: | Jewish, Judaism |
| Жанр произведения: | Историческая литература |
| Год издания: | 0 |
| isbn: | 9780486164502 |
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.