About the book
Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way.
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.
Editions of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780375404924
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780375704437
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307569516
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9781415938102
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780739342824
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9781415938096
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Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way.
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.
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What is For the Relief of Unbearable Urges about?
Energized, irreverent, and deliciously inventive stories from Pulitzer-nominated, bestselling author of What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.
In the collection's hilarious title story, a Hasidic man gets a special dispensation from his rabbi to see a prostitute. \"The Wig\" takes an aging wigmaker and makes her, for a single moment, beautiful. In \"The Tumblers,\" Englander envisions a group of Polish Jews herded toward a train bound for the death camps and, in a deft, imaginative twist, turns them into acrobats tumbling out of harm's way.
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is a work of startling authority and imagination--a book that is as wondrous and joyful as it is wrenchingly sad. It hearalds the arrival of a remarkable new storyteller.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in For the Relief of Unbearable Urges?
Fiction > Fiction / Literature / Comics / Graphic novels: special features > Short stories
Where can I read a sample of For the Relief of Unbearable Urges?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780375404924
Is For the Relief of Unbearable Urges part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Vintage International
Who is/are the Author/s of the book For the Relief of Unbearable Urges?
Nathan Englander
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780375404924) and paperback(ISBN 9780375704437) and ebook(ISBN 9780307569516) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9781415938102) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780739342824) and audiodisc(ISBN 9781415938096)
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