{"product_id":"yudl-and-other-stories-9781609804404","title":"Yudl: And Other Stories","description":"Set in 1920s Chicago, the short novel \u003ci\u003eYudl\u003c\/i\u003e follows its eponymous protagonist, a middle-aged editor at a left-leaning newspaper called \u003ci\u003eThe Yiddish Courier\u003c\/i\u003e. Yudl and his wife have decided to become landlords, purchasing a vacant lot and hiring an acquaintance--aptly named Mason--to oversee the construction of their future apartment building. However, delays in the construction leave Yudl and his family without a home, forcing them to stay with Mason and his family until the construction is finally complete. Told with wry wit and a masterful sensibility for metaphor, the story explores gender, Zionism, and the immigrant experience in the US. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe selection of short stories that follow the novel in this volume were selected by the author from her deathbed during her last weeks and then hours on earth. Silbert's graceful short stories focus on the family, allowing the reader glimpses of a child's happiness, the cripplingly contradictory demands of femininity, the complexity of grief, and a sustained meditation on life and death.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seven Stories Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/06\/2013\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781609804404\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.40w x 0.90d","brand":"Layle Silbert","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43705144443061,"sku":"9781609804404","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_5529b87d-98f5-4f60-8354-f0824f901943.jpg?v=1709655332","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/yudl-and-other-stories-9781609804404","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}