Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New
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Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New

Two Jews on a Train: Stories from the Old Country and the New

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Adam Biro (Author) Catherine Tihanyi (Contributor)  

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Many Eastern European jokes begin "Two Jews were travelling on a train...", as do many of the charming and hilarious conversations in this book. Adam Biro recounts these tales, where the characters, old and young, gossip and speak about everything from the banalities of the world to the unspeakable evils of existence. The tales convey their own history, we can hear Biro voice and those of generations past, as the tales teach, through humour, about the important issues in life: love, friendship, self-righteousness, narrow-mindedness, and the unpredicatbility of life itself. As a whole these tales form a record of the sensibilities of an entire people.
Adam Biro is a French publisher and author who was born in Hungary. His previous books include Dictionnaire general du surrealisme et de ses environs (coedited with Rene Passeron) and Tsigane. Catherine Tihanyi is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University.
  • Contributor: Adam Biro
  • Imprint: University of Chicago Press
  • ISBN13: 9780226052144
  • Number of Pages: 144
  • Packaged Dimensions: 15x22x2mm
  • Packaged Weight: 340
  • Format: Hardback
  • Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
  • Release Date: 2001-05-08
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Biography: Adam Biro is a French publisher and author who was born in Hungary. His previous books include Dictionnaire general du surrealisme et de ses environs (coedited with Rene Passeron) and Tsigane. Catherine Tihanyi is a research associate in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University.

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