Choose Somebody Else
“Choose Somebody Else” by Yvonne Fein is a collection of short stories published by Wild Dingo Press in April 2018. This edition, written in English and spanning 274 pages, draws on the rich traditions of Yiddish storytelling, addressing both profound and everyday questions with humor and insight. The narratives traverse various locations, including Melbourne, the Gold Coast, Montreux, and Jerusalem, exploring themes of choice and divine whim.
Readers will encounter a range of tales that reflect on the complexities of existence, featuring characters from different generations grappling with their identities and destinies. The stories include a medieval legend from the Talmud that delicately navigates gender ambiguity and a piece of magical realism involving a rabbi, a devoted student, and a shadow-soul from the past. Each story stands alone yet contributes to a broader exploration of the human experience, making this collection a thoughtful examination of life’s uncertainties.
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This collection of short stories follows the great Yiddish storytelling traditions in tone and style: tackling life’s questions, big and banal, with an evocative, humorous and thought-provoking authority. From Melbourne to the Gold Coast, from Montreux to Jerusalem the tales examine the question of whether it is better to be chosen or ignored by a capricious creator. The stories are discrete but connected by their representations of various generations of the tormented. A mediaeval legend taken from the Talmud is gentle with gender ambiguity yet follows it to its unforeseen end. A tale of magical realism tells of a rabbi, a student who falls in love with him and a shadow-soul from a distant era. The three of them dance together in the present but the shadow-soul takes the rabbi back to a time of corruption and evil.
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