About this title: Felix, a Viennese businessman, travels with his family to the wild and distant Carpathian Mountains where they hope to consult a healer who may provide a cure for daughter Helga's strange and seemingly incurable illness. There, after an arduous journey, the family--assimilated Jews--is trapped by the fierce winter weather at an inn where the only language spoken is Yiddish. Felix is scornful when the ancient healer, a rabbi, prescribes that Helga reconnect with her Jewish roots: all Felix wants is to get back to Vienna and civilization. But when the family finally leaves, it is obvious that ...
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Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802112231ISBN:0802112234
Description: Very good in very good dust jacket. Very Good, In very good dust jacket. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 220 p. Ex-Library expected imperfections. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Pr
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802112231ISBN:0802112234
Description: A wonderful copy with some minor edgewear to the cover. Dust Jacket has some edgewear present. -, Hard Cover, Very Good / Very Good. read more
Description: Good. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Very Good. 0802133576 some wear to covers and edges, scuffing, light creasing to corners books may have some minor wearhouse damage. Stickers may be on spine or covers. read more
Description: New. LOOSE PHOTO OF AUTHOR INCLUDED. NEW NEW NEW; never read; never sold. Nothing more to say. DJ is fine, fore edge uncut. Hardcover. 1st ed. 1990 Hardcover w / dustjacket. read more
Edition: First Edition
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Incorporated, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802112231ISBN:0802112234
Description: Fine-/Fine-DJ Remainder Mark/Fine. 0-8021-1223-4. read more
Edition: First edition.
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove/Atlantic
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802112231ISBN:0802112234
Description: Fine in fine dust jacket. Stated first edition first printing with full number line in as new condition. Sewn binding. Paper over boards. 220 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802112231ISBN:0802112234
Description: Very Good in Very Good jacket. Remainder. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. 220 pp. Second printing. Remainder mark (dot) on lower page edges; the upper fore-corner of the front cover is lightly bumped; small date stamp on front free endpaper. The jacker is lightly rubbed at the head of the spine. read more
Edition: 1st
Binding: hard
Publisher: Grove Weidenfeld, New York
Date Published: 1990
Description: Bascove DJ. fine, fine dj, maroon cloth spine w/ aqua bds. 220 pgs, Trans from the Hebrew by Jeffrey M. Green. Remainder dot bottom edge. read more
Description: Good. Minimal damage to cover and binding. Pages show light use. With pride from Motor City. All books guaranteed. Best Service, Best Prices. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Grove Press
Date Published: 1990
ISBN-13:9780802133571ISBN:0802133576
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