{"product_id":"9780486164502","title":"The King of Schnorrers","description":"Author Israel Zangwill best typifed the comic spirit of London's Jewish ghetto by immortalizing the \u003ci\u003eschnorrer \u003c\/i\u003e(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, \u003ci\u003eThe King of Schnorrers\u003c\/i\u003e is a literary gem offering hours of entertaining humor and satire.","brand":"Dover Publications","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47119958573296,"sku":"9780486164502","price":5.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780486164502_p0.jpg?v=1763708784","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780486164502","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}