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作者:Israel Zangwill
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最新章节:The King of Schnorrers.doc
- ManassehdaCostaisaschnorrer(beggar)wholivesonthecharitablecontributionsoftheJewsoflate18th-centuryLondon.ButManassehisfarfrombeingahumblepanhandlerfor,aseveryschnorrerknows,supportingthepoorisacommandmentfromGod(amitzvah)notjustafavour.AndasthedescendantofPortugueseJewswhohadlivedinEnglandformanygenerations,ManassehisthesocialsuperiorofthosenewlyarrivedfromEasternEurope(called‘Tedesco’),evenhiswealthypatronJosephGrobstock.Asthishilarioussatireconcludestheever-audaciousManassehstrikesablowfortolerance—whilehelpinghimselfalongtheway.IsraelZangwill(1864-1926)wasborninEnglandofRussianparents.Hewastheauthorof“ChildrenoftheGhetto,”anovelsetinLondon’sheavilyJewishEastEnd.(SummarybyAdrianPraetzellis)