Bibliograph

Utter chaos, Sammy Gronemann ; translated by Penny Milbouer ; foreword by Joachim Schlor

Type

Label

Utter chaos, Sammy Gronemann ; translated by Penny Milbouer ; foreword by Joachim Schlor

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

Utter chaos

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

914572929

Responsibility statement

Sammy Gronemann ; translated by Penny Milbouer ; foreword by Joachim Schlor

Series statement

Jewish literature and culture

Summary

"Published in Germany in 1920, Sammy Gronemann's satirical novel set in 1903 at the time of the Sixth Zionist Congress follows the life of a baptized Jew, Heinz Lehnsen, as he negotiates legal entanglements, German culture, religious differences, and Zionist aspirations. A chance encounter with a long-lost cousin from a shtetl in Russia further complicates the plot and challenges the characters' notions of Jewish identity and their belief in the claims of the Zionist movement. Gronemann's humor and compassion slyly expose the foibles and contraditions of human behavior. With deep insight into German society, German-Jewish culture, and antisemitism, Utter Chaos paints a highly entertaining portrait of German Jews at the beginning of the twentieth century"--Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Foreword / Joachim Schlör -- Translator's preface -- Goethe in Borytshev -- A literary enterprise -- A pious fund -- Pastoral care -- Paradise apples -- The sounds of Easter -- The trumpet sounds -- The minyan man -- The firstborn -- Resistance -- Pogrom -- The grand festival week -- Notes and glosses

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