dara horn's the world to come
i devoured the majority of this book yesterday over lunch and between classes. it's a great novel, very informed by yiddish folklore and mythology. the plot centers on a young man who attends an exhibition of marc chagall paintings and ends up stealing one that had once belonged to his family. the story weaves back and forth in time as the young man's family's story--and the story of the painting--is told. cameos by chagall and yiddish author der nister are not to be missed. anyway, i really really liked this--i had some mixed feelings about the ending, but can recommend this book without hesitation.
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