Words like Arrows - A Collection of Yiddish Folk Sayings

'A word and an arrow are the same -- both deliver with speedy aim.' From this saying comes the title of this entertaining collection of lively and engaging adages, bons mots, maxims, and proverbs -- an attractive sampling of the accumulated wisdom of the past.

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Compiled by Shirley Kemove, illustrated by Frank Newfeld

Summary

'A word and an arrow are the same -- both deliver with speedy aim.' From this saying comes the title of this entertaining collection of lively and engaging adages, bons mots, maxims, and proverbs -- an attractive sampling of the accumulated wisdom of the past.

Product details

• Assisted by: Newfeld Frank Newfeld (Illustration), Frank Newfeld (Illustration), Shirley Kumove (Editor)
• Publisher: University of Toronto Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781487572310
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-7231-0
• No. of pages: 277
• Dimensions: 155 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Weight: 460 g
• Series: HERITAGE
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous