A Simple Story (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes
- First Published: 1935
- Type of Work: Novella
- Type of Plot: Psychological
- Time of Work: The late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries
- Setting: Szybusz, Poland and Galicia
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction, Parable
- Subjects: Self-discovery, Tradition, Love or romance, Marriage, Mental illness, Jews or Jewish life, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans, Poland or Polish people
- Locales: Poland, Galicia
Characters Discussed
Hirshl Hurvitz (HUR-shuhl), the weak-willed son of a wealthy shopkeeper. He falls madly in love with the family servant, Blume, who is also his cousin. His domineering mother manipulates him into a more suitable marriage, which he spinelessly accepts. His feelings for his wife range from detached tolerance to hatred. In the first year of his marriage, he falls into a deep depression that culminates in insanity. With the help of Dr. Langsam, he slowly returns to health and is able to find a measure of happiness within the conventions of family life and the...
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