{"product_id":"yiddish-for-pirates-9780345815521","title":"Yiddish for Pirates","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eShortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the Governor-General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the years around 1492, \u003ci\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. \u003cbr\u003e From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books. He falls in love with a young woman, Sarah; though they are separated by circumstance, Moishe's wanderings are motivated as much by their connection as by his quest for loot and freedom. When all Jews are expelled from Spain, Moishe travels to the Caribbean with the ambitious Christopher Columbus, a self-made man who loves his creator. Moishe eventually becomes a pirate and seeks revenge on the Spanish while seeking the ultimate booty: the Fountain of Youth.\u003cbr\u003e This outstanding New Face of Fiction is filled with Jewish takes on classic pirate tales--fights, prison escapes, and exploits on the high seas--but it's also a tender love story, between Moishe and Sarah, and between Aaron and his \"shoulder,\" Moishe. Rich with puns, colourful language, post-colonial satire and Kabbalistic hijinks, \u003ci\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/i\u003e is also a compelling examination of mortality, memory, identity and persecution from one of this country's most talented writers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rh Canadian Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/12\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780345815521\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.20w x 0.80d","brand":"Gary Barwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44608403603637,"sku":"9780345815521","price":15.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_0577f9aa-5f13-4039-8d91-26037c30f6ad.jpg?v=1725374678","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yiddish-for-pirates-9780345815521","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}