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Watts, Irene N., Kathryn E. Shoemaker.

Clay Man: The Golem of Prague

Tundra Books, 2009

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Year of publication
2009
ISBN
9780887768804
Place of printing
Toronto
Author
Watts, Irene N.
Publishers
Tundra Books
Keyword
CZECHOSLOVAKIA FICTON GOLEM PRAGUE JEWISH GHETTO
Cover description
New
Illustrator
Kathryn E. Shoemaker.
Binding description
H
Dust jacket
Yes
State of preservation
New
Binding
Hardcover
Inscribed
No
First edition
Yes

Description

It is 1595, and the rabbi's son Jacob is frustrated with having to live in the walled ghetto known as Jewish Town. Why can't he venture outside of the gates and explore the beautiful city? His father warns him that Passover is a dangerous time to be a Jew and that the people from outside accuse the Jews of dreadful deeds. But one night, Jacob follows his father and two companions as they unlock the ghetto gates and proceed to the river, where they mold a human shape from the mud of the riverbank. When the rabbi speaks strange words, the shape is infused with life and the Golem of Prague is born. In this breathtaking retelling of a timeless tale, Irene N. Watts's beautiful words are complemented by the haunting black-and-white images of artist Kathryn E. Shoemaker.

Edizione: first canadian edition