A Whole Loaf (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Shmuel Yosef Czaczkes
- First Published: 1933
- Type of Plot: Autobiographical
- Time of Work: The 1930's
- Setting: Jerusalem
- Principal Characters: The unnamed narrator, Dr. Yekutiel Ne’eman, Mr. Gressler
- Genres: Realism, Short fiction
- Subjects: Guilt, Postal service, Loneliness, Dinners or dining, Sabbath
- Locales: Jerusalem
The Story
At the beginning of “A Whole Loaf,” the narrator's suggestive comment, “I had made no preparations on Sabbath eve, so I had nothing to eat on the Sabbath,” explains why he leaves his home in search of a meal. Other reasons for going out are the hellish heat at home and his sense of loneliness, for his wife and children are still abroad and he has to see to his own needs.
The protagonist thus joins other strollers at the end of the Sabbath day, partaking of the cool Jerusalem air. Soon he is distracted from his search for a restaurant by the great sage...
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