{"product_id":"9780789201294","title":"Small Worlds","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds,\u003c\/i\u003e the first volume in Allen Hoffman's critically acclaimed series \u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSmall Worlds,\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e takes place in 1903 and introduces the wondrous rebbe of Krimsk—a small Hasidic settlement in Eastern Europe. Secluded in his study for the past five years, the beloved rebbe suddenly emerges on the eve of Tisha B'Av, the holiday for commemorating the destruction of the holy temple in Jerusalem. His congregants are overjoyed to see him, but their joy is to be short-lived, for this holiday at the dawn of the twentieth century will be marked by strange and momentous events that will change their lives forever.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e is the first in a series of novels concerning the people of Krimsk and their descendants in America, Poland, Russia, and Israel. In each volume Allen Hoffman draws on his deep knowledge of Jewish religion and history to evoke the \"small worlds\" his characters inhabit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEchoes of Jewish literary tradition can be heard in \u003ci\u003eSmall Worlds,\u003c\/i\u003e especially the mystical realism of Isaac Bashevis Singer and the poignant humor of Sholom Aleichem, on whose tales \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e is based.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abbeville Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47030463070448,"sku":"9780789201294","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780789201294_p0.jpg?v=1763664531","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780789201294","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}