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Yiddish for Pirates

a Novel : Being An Account of Moishe the Captain, His Meshugeneh Life & and Astonishing Adventures, His Sarah, the Horizon, Books & Treasure, as Told by Aaron, His African Grey
Estha
Jan 10, 2017Estha rated this title 4.5 out of 5 stars
Wow, what a feat of writing. Think Jewish stand-up comic with sometimes foul mouth telling an adventure tale without sugar-coating atrocities and suffering. The language is dense and emotional, setting us in a Yiddish culture and world where bad things happen to good people. But the adventure pulled me along, delighted by the punning, wit, jokes and references. Lots to ponder too. P.S. The Yiddish phrases are translated, in the very next sentence. Individual words not so much.