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Win a Poster of Kafka’s The Trial!
We had Peter Mendelsund, the designer of the eye-catching new Kafka book jackets, whip up four special poster versions of his lovely book jackets, and for the next four weeks we’ll be giving them away on Schocken’s Facebook page! First up is a poster of The Trial, signed by Peter himself. Entry form and rules below. (PLEASE NOTE: Sweepstakes is only open to legal U.S. residents age 18 and over.)
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Explore the World of Unterzakhn: Fashion, Yiddish, and More!
Unterzakhn, a stunning new graphic novel by Leela Corman, is out now in both hardcover format and a fixed-page eBook edition! Explore the world of this imaginative work with our Yiddish flashcards, Pinterest board, and more.
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Unterzakhn by Leela Corman
A mesmerizing, heartbreaking graphic novel of immigrant life on New York’s Lower East Side at the turn of the twentieth century, as seen through the eyes of twin sisters whose lives take radically and tragically different paths.
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Want to win a set of Kafka’s masterworks with eye-catching new jackets by Peter Mendelsund? All you have to do is become a fan of Schocken on Facebook! Click through for details.
When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
A riveting account of General Ulysses S. Grant’s decision, in the middle of the Civil War, to order the expulsion of all Jews from the territory under his command, and the reverberations of that decision on Grant’s political career, on the nascent American Jewish community, and on the American political process.
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Watch Charlie Rose Interview Shimon Peres
On Friday, Charlie Rose’s show featured an interview with Shimon Peres, president of Israel and author of Ben-Gurion: A Political Life. Watch the full show here.
More >Eight Days of Hanukkah Books from Pantheon and Schocken
It’s not too late to find some great Hanukkah gifts for your friends and family. From MetaMaus, an intimate look inside a modern classic, to a dramatic and revelatory biography of Israel’s founding father and first prime minister penned by Israel’s current president, we’ve got eight great books that we think you’re gonna love!
Kafka Gets His Own Metamorphosis With New Jackets
New Meir Shalev Now Onsale
Israeli author Meir Shalev’s charming tale of family ties, over-the-top housekeeping, and the sport of storytelling in Nahalal, Israel is now onsale. My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner: A Family Memoir (Schocken Books/October 6, 2011/$25).
“The Israeli author remembers his family matriarch’s love-hate affair with both dirt and her electric ’svieeperrrr.’” —O: The Oprah Magazine
“Shalev’s personal reflections of quirky uncles, family squabbles, the rich history of his Jewish heritage and the legacy of the omnipresent American vacuum touch the heart and tickle the funny bone. An unconventional and quite hilarious family scrapbook.” —Kirkus Reviews
“Tender, hilarious . . . quirky.” —Publishers Weekly
“Celebrates family, quirks and all.” —Booklist
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