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by Chava Rosenfarb (Author)
A complete collection of short stories exploring the lives of Holocaust survivors in North America.
In the Land of the Postscript gathers the poignant and powerful short fiction of Chava Rosenfarb, translated by Goldie Morgentaler. These stories delve into the complex emotional landscape of Holocaust survivors as they navigate new lives in Canada, grappling with memory, loss, and the search for meaning.
From the chilling tale of a former Kapo haunted by her past to the bittersweet longings of elderly immigrants, Rosenfarb's characters confront the challenges of displacement, identity, and the enduring legacy of trauma. With profound empathy and unflinching honesty, these stories offer a glimpse into the hidden corners of the human heart, exploring themes of resilience, guilt, and the enduring power of love in the face of unimaginable suffering. Perfect for readers of Jewish literature, Holocaust fiction, and short story collections.
Author Biography
Chava Rosenfarb was one of the most important Yiddish writers of the second part of the 20th century. She was born in the industrial city of Lodz, Poland in 1923 and began writing at the age of eight with the encouragement of her father. A survivor of the Lodz Ghetto, of Auschwitz and Bergen Belsen, Rosenfarb settled in Canada in 1950, where most of the stories in this collection are set. Rosenfarb's novel, The Tree of Life: A Trilogy of Life in the Lodz Ghetto, was awarded the 1979 Manger Prize, Israel's highest award for Yiddish literature. She was the recipient of numerous other literary awards, including a Canadian Jewish Book Award and the John Glassco Prize for Literary Translation. In 2006, the University of Lethbridge awarded her an honorary degree, the only such honor ever accorded a Yiddish writer in Canada. To mark the centennial of her birth, the City of Lodz declared the year 2023 to be The Year of Chava Rosenfarb. Rosenfarb died in 2011.
