Bibliograph

The dybbuk, a version, by Barbara Rogasky ; pictures by Leonard Everett Fisher

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Label

The dybbuk, a version, by Barbara Rogasky ; pictures by Leonard Everett Fisher

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The dybbuk

Responsibility statement

by Barbara Rogasky ; pictures by Leonard Everett Fisher

Sub title

a version

Summary

In this retelling of a Jewish legend, a girl is possessed by the spirit of the man she was destined to, but did not, marry. Sender, the richest man in town, only wants the best for his daughter, Leah. Her husband-to-be must be extremely wealthy. But when Leah and Konin, an orphaned scholar, fall in love, Sender recalls a pact he made long ago with his best friend: If one man had a daughter and the other a son the two would be married. Though Konin is the son of his beloved friend, Sender cannot bear to permit the poor scholar to wed Leah. Konin dies of a broken heart once he hears Leah has been promised to another. Konin has his revenge, though, on Leah's wedding day when he inhabits her body and refuses to leave

Target audience

primary

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