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Dara Horn
The World to Come (Norton)Dara Horn, a writer who specializes in Yiddish literature and culture, explores the metaphysical underpinnings of her new novel. We begin with the theft of a Chagall painting, proceed to the plight of Jewish artists under Stalin, the fate of the extended family and the instruction of unborn infants in heaven who are awaiting "the world to come."
By Michael Silverblatt • • 30m ListenThe World to Come (Norton)
Dara Horn, a writer who specializes in Yiddish literature and culture, explores the metaphysical underpinnings of her new novel. We begin with the theft of a Chagall painting, proceed to the plight of Jewish artists under Stalin, the fate of the extended family and the instruction of unborn infants in heaven who are awaiting "the world to come."