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A Certain Finkelmeyer
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Book Description
Aaron-Chaim Mendelevich Finkelmeyer is a Jew and a poet who works for the Ministries of Fisheries in Siberia. Because of his heritage, the only way he can get his work published is to "discover" the oral literature of an obscure minority population, the Tongors, which he publishes under the guise of a translation. This comic masquerade turns serious when his work gets the attention of the KGB, and... More
Book Information
PublisherNorthwestern University Press
BindingPaperback (3 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages362
ISBN-100810112639
ISBN-13978-0810112636
Publication Date06/01/1995
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About Felix Roziner (Author) : Felix Roziner is a published author of children's books. A published credit of Felix Roziner is A Certain Finkelmeyer.
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About Michael Henry Heim (Translator) : Michael Henry Heim is a published author and a translator of children's books and young adult books. Some of the published credits of Michael Henry Heim include The Number Devil, The Number Devil: A M... more
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