{"product_id":"9781590172797","title":"Family Mashber","description":"\u003cp\u003eFirst time in Paperback\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Family Mashber\u003c\/i\u003e is a protean work: a tale of a divided family and divided souls, a panoramic picture of an Eastern European town, a social satire, a kabbalistic allegory, an innovative fusion of modernist art and traditional storytelling, a tale of weird humor and mounting tragic power, embellished with a host of uncanny and fantastical figures drawn from daily life and the depths of the unconscious. Above all, the book is an account of a world in crisis (in Hebrew, mashber means crisis), torn between the competing claims of family, community, business, politics, the individual conscience, and an elusive God.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the center of the book are three brothers: the businessman Moshe, at the height of his fortunes as the story begins, but whose luck takes a permanent turn for the worse; the religious seeker Luzi, who, for all his otherworldliness, finds himself ever more caught up in worldly affairs; and the idiot-savant Alter, whose reclusive existence is tortured by fear and sexual desire. The novel is also haunted by the enigmatic figure of Sruli Gol, a drunk, a profaner of sacred things, an outcast, who nonetheless finds his way through every door and may well hold the key to the brothers’ destinies.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"New York Review Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47035329118448,"sku":"9781590172797","price":22.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781590172797_p0.jpg?v=1763809586","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781590172797","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}