{"product_id":"judah-the-pious-9781480445499","title":"Judah the Pious","description":"\u003cb\u003eWinner of the National Jewish Book Award: A novel of a Polish king and a rebellious rabbi, \"full of sudden delights and mocking humor\" (\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Polish monarch has outlawed a portion of the Jewish funeral rite, and none of the community's lawyers, judges, or scholars will come forward to defend the custom before the crown. Only one man dares challenge the sovereign: the spindly old Rabbi Eliezer of Rimanov, whose eccentric habits conceal the mind of a dreamer and the curiosity of a child. \u003cbr\u003e The rabbi is reduced to laughter at the sight of the king, for the country's ruler is but a boy--and Rabbi Eliezer knows how to speak to youngsters. They make a bet: If the rabbi can convince him that there is more to the universe than meets the eye, the funeral rite will be restored. To make his case, Eliezer launches into the story of Judah ben Simon, a tale of such majesty and wonder that it promises to make a dreamer out of all who hear it, changing them forevermore. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJudah the Pious\u003c\/i\u003e is a lively, early novel set in seventeenth-century Poland by one of today's most accomplished writers, a National Book Award finalist and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times-\u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLovers at the Chameleon Club, Paris 1932\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\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-503695\"\u003eFrancine Prose\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Open Road Media\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/26\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.51d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781480445499\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1480445495\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-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancine Prose is the author of sixteen novels, including \u003ci\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and \u003ci\u003eBlue Angel\u003c\/i\u003e, a finalist for the National Book Award. Her most recent works of nonfiction include the highly acclaimed \u003ci\u003eAnne Frank: The Book, the Life, the Afterlife\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eReading Like a Writer\u003c\/i\u003e. A former president of PEN American Center and a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, as well as the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, Prose is a highly regarded critic and essayist, and has taught literature and writing for more than twenty years at major universities. She is a distinguished writer in residence at Bard College, and she lives in New York City.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Open Road Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44586707779821,"sku":"9781480445499","price":20.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_93cef075-52b6-4738-a38f-fb424912ecaf.jpg?v=1702186193","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/judah-the-pious-9781480445499","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}