{"product_id":"flames-from-the-earth-a-novel-from-the-lodz-ghetto","title":"Flames from the Earth: A Novel from the Lódz Ghetto","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn emotionally powerful, poetic Yiddish novel, available in English for the first time, that expands our understanding of Holocaust literature and testimony\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlames from the Earth: A Novel from the Lódź Ghetto\u003c\/i\u003e is an autobiographical novel written by Isaiah Spiegel, one of the most revered Yiddish authors to survive the Holocaust. Originally published in Israel in 1966, the novel brings together material that Spiegel wrote while imprisoned in the Lódź Ghetto, which he recovered from a cellar when he returned from Auschwitz after the war. The only works by Spiegel previously available to English readers have been short stories. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this, his first novel, Spiegel explores a complex web of characters in and around the Lódź Ghetto: Vigdor and Gitele, lovers who are involved in the ghetto resistance movement; Nicodem, a Polish priest, who hides a member of the Jewish underground; Stefan Kaczmarek, a Polish tavern keeper who betrays Nicodem to preserve his own smuggling business; Franz Jessike, a Nazi guard who blackmails local Poles for personal gain; and Chaim Vidaver, the heroic leader of the ghetto resistance. Based largely on historical events, the novel's lyrical style echoes its emotional intensity. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Gripping and atmospheric, \u003ci\u003eFlames from the Earth\u003c\/i\u003e honors daring acts of heroism and human connections forged amid unthinkable conditions. Spiegel's novel represents an important contribution to the archive of literary depictions of historical trauma. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-4139027\"\u003eJulian Levinson\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-15374814\"\u003eIsaiah Spiegel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/15\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 184\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.49lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.45h x 5.59w x 0.41d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810145573\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 081014557X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC046000\"\u003eJewish\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC118000\"\u003eWorld Literature | Poland\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISAIAH SPIEGEL\u003c\/b\u003e (1906-1991) won nearly every major prize awarded to Yiddish writers, including the International Culture Congress Prize and the Itsik Manger Prize for Yiddish Literature, and his work found devoted readers throughout the Yiddish diaspora. His books include \u003ci\u003eGhetto Kingdom: Tales of the Lódź \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGhetto \u003c\/i\u003e(Northwestern University Press, 1998). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eJULIAN LEVINSON\u003c\/b\u003e holds the Samuel Shetzer Chair in American Jewish Studies at the University of Michigan. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eExiles on Main Street: Jewish American Writers and American Literary Culture\u003c\/i\u003e, a 2008 National Jewish Book Award Winner.","brand":"Northwestern University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44522893345005,"sku":"9780810145573","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_fea3f868-87bb-4b64-bf27-49878ec03dd1.jpg?v=1701309162","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/flames-from-the-earth-a-novel-from-the-lodz-ghetto","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}