Shosha (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
- First Published: 1974
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical realism
- Time of Work: 1914-1952
- Setting: Warsaw, Poland, and Tel Aviv, Israel
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Communism or communists, Love or romance, Twentieth century, Authors or writers, World War II, Jews or Jewish life, World War I, Drama or dramatists, Life, philosophy of, Holocaust, Jewish, Israel or Israelis, Poland or Polish people, Judaism, Clubs, social, Rabbis
- Locales: Tel Aviv, Israel, Warsaw, Poland
Characters Discussed
Aaron Greidinger, nicknamed Tsutsik, a vegetarian writer who narrates the events of the novel from his humble beginnings as a rabbi’s son on Krochmalna Street in Warsaw to post-World War II New York. Young and idealistic despite his poverty and the growing menace of Nazism in Poland, Aaron must grapple with recurring bouts of despair that naturally result when he, his friends, and his country cannot live up to his high illusions. He nevertheless maintains his belief in a Supreme Power. Red-haired, balding, and sexually attractive to women of all classes,...
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