The King of Schnorrers

The King of Schnorrers

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Written with great satirical perception and an unerring sense of wry, preposterous humor, the book relates the adventures of Manasseh Bueno Barzillai Azevedo da Costa, a proud, resourceful Sephardic schnorrer (or beggar) who lords it over his fellow mendicants in London in the late 1790s. Faced with the marriage of his daughter to a man he considers a socially inferior beggar, Manasseh uses all the powers of his intellect to deal successfully—and with comic repercussions—with what he perceives as serious problems of life. Widely regarded as one of the author's most enduring works, this witty and wise literary gem pokes fun at the prejudices dividing London's Jewish community in the late 18th century. Unabridged reprint of the 1894 classic. Introduction.

The King of Schnorrers,Israel Zangwill,Dover Publications,0486428729,Classics,England,Fiction,General,Humorous,Humorous fiction,Jewish - General,Jews,Literature - Classics / Criticism,London (England),American history,History / Jewish,The Americas

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