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During seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheless stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy them.
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Clásicos - 233: El esclavo, Isaac Bashevis Singer
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- 2010
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- Language
- Spanish
- Authors
- Isaac Bashevis Singer
- Publisher
- B de Bolsillo (Ediciones B)
- Released
- 2010
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 304
- ISBN10
- 8498724171
- ISBN13
- 9788498724172
- Series
- First published
- 1962
- Original title
- The Slave
- Rating
- 4.2 out of 5
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- During seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheless stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy them.