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Set in Brazil during the dictatorship, this poignant and humorous coming of ager finds 12-year-old Mauro in exile in his own country when his Jewish activist parents flee in haste. He creates an ersatz family in his new neighborhood on the eve of the

Budapest in the 30s. András hires Laszlo to play in his restaurant. Both men fall in love with the beautiful waitress Ilona, who inspires András to compose “Gloomy Sunday.” The
song’s true meaning will emerge as war clouds darken their skies

Robert Alter’s award-winning translation of the Hebrew Bible continues with Ancient Israel: The Former Prophets: Joshua, Judges, Samuel, and Kings: A Translation and Commentary. Never a dull moment, as Samson and rival David butt horns through the