{"product_id":"yiddish-for-pirates-gary-barwin","title":"Yiddish for Pirates - Gary Barwin","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eShortlisted for the Scotiabank Giller Prize and nominated for the (Canadian) Governor-General's Award for Literature, a hilarious, swashbuckling yet powerful tale of pirates, buried treasure and a search for the Fountain of Youth, told in the ribald, philosophical voice of a 500-year-old Jewish parrot.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSet in the years around 1492, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e recounts the compelling story of Moishe, a Bar Mitzvah boy who leaves home to join a ship's crew, where he meets Aaron, the polyglot parrot who becomes his near-constant companion. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom a present-day Florida nursing home, this wisecracking yet poetic bird guides us through a world of pirate ships, Yiddish jokes and treasure maps. But Inquisition Spain is a dangerous time to be Jewish and Moishe joins a band of hidden Jews trying to preserve some forbidden books. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHe falls in love with a young woman, Sarah; though they are separated by circumstance, Moishe's wanderings are motivated as much by their connection as by his quest for loot and freedom. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhen all Jews are expelled from Spain, Moishe travels to the Caribbean with the ambitious Christopher Columbus, a self-made man who loves his creator. Moishe eventually becomes a pirate and seeks revenge on the Spanish while seeking the ultimate booty: the Fountain of Youth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis outstanding story is filled with Jewish takes on classic pirate tales--fights, prison escapes, and exploits on the high seas--but it's also a tender love story, between Moishe and Sarah, and between Aaron and his \"shoulder,\" Moishe. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRich with puns, colourful language, post-colonial satire and Kabbalistic hijinks, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eYiddish for Pirates\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is also a compelling examination of mortality, memory, identity and persecution from one of this country's most talented writers.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVintage Canada Publishing 2016, paperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"World of Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45306469515333,"sku":"300677","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0615\/9997\/3445\/files\/yiddish-for-pirates-gary-barwin-yiddishforpirates-4842911.jpg?v=1783408927","url":"https:\/\/shop.sydneyjewishmuseum.com.au\/products\/yiddish-for-pirates-gary-barwin","provider":"Sydney Jewish Museum Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}