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.

Info autore

FRANK NEWFELD is one of Canada's foremost book designers and illustrators, and the winner of a score of international awards for his work. Among the books he has illustrated is Bernard Suit's The Grasshopper: Games, Life, and Utopia.
SHIRLEY KUMOVE was born in Toronto. Her first language was Yiddish and her adult life has centred around teaching the language, performing in Yiddish plays, giving readings of Yiddish poetry and literature, translating Yiddish materials into English, and speaking across the country on Jewish subjects, especially Yiddish folklore.

Riassunto

'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.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Con la collaborazione di: Newfeld Frank Newfeld (Illustrazione), Frank Newfeld (Illustrazione), Shirley Kumove (Editore)
• Editore: University of Toronto Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 31.12.2022
• EAN: 9781487572310
• ISBN: 978-1-4875-7231-0
• Pagine: 277
• Dimensioni: 155 mm x 234 mm x 18 mm
• Peso: 460 g
• Serie: HERITAGE
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Altre lingue / altre letterature