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Description edit
Klezmer tells a wild tale of love, friendship, survival, and the joy of making music in pre-World War II Eastern Europe. The Baron of My Backside is perfectly content as the leader of a traveling klezmer band, until his bandmates are brutally murdered. He sets out for Odessa alone,... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Noah Davidovich: The Baron of My Backside. A musician whose troop is murdered by rival musicians outside a small town.
- The Rabbi: The rabbi of the small town. Loves Noah's music.
- Chava: A runaway from the small village. Joins Noah.
- Yaacov: A fifteen year old thief banished by his rabbi
- Three Blind Jews: Three blind Jews who live in a cave and mourn their Rabbi who died fifteen years previous.
- Vincenzo: Kicked out of his yeshiva for stealing apples.
- Tshokola: A gypsy who is hung by Cossacks.
- The Lady: A rich Jewish woman
Setting & Locations edit
Russia
- Remote village: The village from which Chava and Yaacov hail.
- Odessa: A Russian city with a large Jewish ghetto.
- Tavern in Odessa: Tavern where Australian sailors drink.
First Sentence edit
We were a dozen Jewish musicians.
First Edition edit
Original Language: French
Publisher: Gallimard Jeunesse
Country: France
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 978-1-59643-198-0
Page Count: 115
Publisher: Gallimard Jeunesse
Country: France
Publication Date: 2005
ISBN: 978-1-59643-198-0
Page Count: 115
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: 2005034660
- Dewey: 741.5944
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