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New York: Farrar , Straus amd Cudahy, (1962). First Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. 311p octavo, Translated from the Yiddish by the author and Cecile Hemley. A little fading and a bump on the boards, very good in a very good dust jacket with a corresponding scrape on the rear panel and a tiny nick on the front panel. Inscribed by the author" To my friend and colleague Bernard Malamud with my best wishes for a healthy and creative life, Isaac B Singer"

A historical novel set in 17th century Poland that explores the emotional and spiritual struggles of a Jewish man named Jacob as he deals with slavery and his forbidden love for a gentile woman named Wanda.