x dismiss this message
Did you know you can edit this page?
-
Sign Into Shelfari
-
Choose something to edit
-
Save your contributions
see page history
Description edit
A comedy set in a Jewish old people's home in New York. The story follows Otto who is directing his fellow residents in a chaotic production of "Hamlet". He reminisces on his past in Germany and Zurich (where he met Lenin and inadvertently invented Dada), Auschwitz and America.
Ridiculously Simplified Synopsis edit
Characters/People edit
- Nahum Lipschitz: Add a description of this character.
- Freddy Blum
- Magda Damrosch
- Goldstein
- Otto Korner
- Sinsheimer
- Guzman
- Lola
- Mr. Kunstler
- La Dawidowicz
- Hermione Perlmutter
- Mandy Dattner
- Tzara
- Benno
- La Perlmutter
- Joe
- Hugo
- Minnie
- Lenin
- Tosca Dawidowicz
- Kenneth
- Rilke
- Meurice
- Adolphe
- Gertrude
- Selinger
- Wittkower
- Poliakov
- Bernie
- Joachim
- Dr. Comyns
- Mann
- Hamburger
- Emma Lazarus
- Lottie Grabscheidt
- Huelsenbeck
- Herr Ephraim
- Claudius
First Sentence edit
THE LAST FEW WEEKS have not been easy for me.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Alan Isler (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bridge Works
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 1882593049
Page Count: 246
Publisher: Bridge Works
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 1994
ISBN: 1882593049
Page Count: 246
Awards edit
- National Jewish Book Awards (1994: Fiction)
- National Book Critics Circle Award (Finalist, 1994: Fiction)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
Subjects edit
Popular Tags
We’re hiding the errata, movie connections, books that influenced this book, books influenced by this book, books that cite this book and books cited by this book sections. If you would like to add content to them, you must first make them visible.
