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Yiddish for Pirates

Gary Barwin

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#5261 of 8,085 books · #822 in Historical Fiction

Shortlisted for the Giller Prize (2016).

Set in the years around 1492, *Yiddish for Pirates* tells the story of Moishe, a young man who, enchanted by maps and seeking adventure, leaves the shtetl to join a ship's crews. There he meets Aaron, our ribald yet philosophical parrot narrator who becomes his near-constant companion. With a beakful of Yiddish jokes, this wisecracking bird guides us through a swashbuckling world of exploits on the high seas, from exploration and daring escapes to piracy, revenge and the ultimate search for the Fountain of Youth. A post-colonial satire filled with Kabbalistic hijinks, this is also a tender love story between Moishe and his true love, Sarah, and between Aaron and his 'shoulder,' Moishe.

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Publisher
Audible Studios on Brilliance Audio
ISBN-13
9780345815514
Topics
Piracy and adventureJewish identity and persecutionLove and companionship

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