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Yiddish for pirates : being an account of Moishe the Captain, his Meshugeneh life & astounding adverntures, his Sarah, the horizon, books & treasure, as told by Aaron, his African grey / a novel by Gary Barwin.

By: Publisher: Toronto : Random House Canada, 2016Description: 337 pagesISBN:
  • 9780345815514
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  • Pirates : being an account of Moishe the Captain, his Meshugeneh life & astounding adverntures, his Sarah, the horizon, books & treasure, as told by Aaron, his African grey
Subject(s): Genre/Form: Summary: Set in the years around 1492, YIDDISH FOR PIRATES recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books.

Set in the years around 1492, YIDDISH FOR PIRATES recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. From a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books.

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