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OverviewFrom the embers of the Second World War rose a family as ruthless as the forces that sought to destroy them. Guided by its indomitable matriarch, the Morfawitzes seek to build their own Olympus on the New York City skyline, in this engrossing tale from a winner of the Faulkner Society Award for Best Novel. After fleeing from Nazis in Germany--just as her parents fled from Cossacks in Russia--Hadassah Morfawitz arrives in New York to begin her own dynasty, spreading glamorous lies about her modest family's European past and securing desirable marriages for her attractive younger brothers. For her own marriage, Hadassah chooses the orphan Zev Kretinberg, a cold and difficult young man who has survived the concentration camps and ravages of war. Together, they mercilessly pursue their fortune, displacing even families who helped them in their early years. But for a curse uttered by a vanquished rival, which leads Hadassah to abandon their firstborn son, their ascent is rapid, setting them among the upper echelons of the Park Avenue Synagogue high society. That abandoned son, Hezekial, is our narrator. Through machinations worthy of his mother, he has been entrusted as the family's chronicler. He sits with the aging Zev as the older man reminisces upon his great acts of cruelty, indifference, and lust. These stories, told for the first and only time, chart Zev's life from his time as a kapo at Gusen, to his fathering of many illegitimate children, and to his blood-bound commitment to Hadassah. Whether the Morfawitzes deserve awe or shame, the final word lies with Hezekial, who has a chance to repay his mother at last. Morfawitz is a retelling of Ovid's Metamorphoses and Greco-Roman myth as a multigenerational Jewish family saga. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Daniel H TurtelPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798200701032Publication Date: 14 February 2023 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationDaniel H. Turtel grew up on the Jersey Shore. He graduated from Duke University with a degree in mathematics and is currently pursuing an MFA at the New School where he is studying on a Provost Scholarship. His writing has appeared in the Baltimore Review and has won numerous awards. He now lives in New York City. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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