Vidui (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781604892314)

Fiction. Jewish Studies. A version of Tolstoy's Death of Ivan Ilyich, except that it is contemporary, Jewish, and (therefore?) often funny. Tolstoy wasn't much given to humor, though it's a vital part of our visions of ourselves. Vidui is a Hebrew prayer to be recited when death is imminent, often translated as confession, but with the word meaning what it did for St. Augustine--a reckoning, a summing-up.

Author: David R. Slavitt
ISBN-10: 1604892315
ISBN-13: 9781604892314
Publisher: Livingston Press at the University of West Al
Language: English
Published: 11/01/2019
Pages: 130
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.50lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.50d