![]() Eventually issues arose that forced him to turn and embrace both his Jewish faith and identity. Yasha lived a life of self-indulgence, he knew he was doing wrong but did not acknowledge his guilt. I listened to an audio version as read by Larry Keith. The Magician of Lublin is a very well written story about faith and morality. When things go wrong and he finds his life has shattered, he repents of his sins, returns home to Lublin and finally turns to his Jewish roots. Currently however he is obsessing over Emilia, a Catholic widow who lives in Warsaw with her daughter.Īlthough on the surface, Yasha appear to be confident that he can continue to manipulate his various women, deep inside he knows he is living a deceitful and senseless life. He has lovers in many of the cities that he visits as well as being involved with his young assistant. He leads a carefree life of travel and performing, leaving his pious wife at home in Lublin. Although Jewish he is not particularly devout. Set in Russian ruled Poland in the late 19th century, it is the story of Yasha Mazur, a magician from the town of Lublin who travels around Poland to perform. The Magician of Lublin by Isaac Bashevis Singer was originally written in Yiddish and later translated to English. ![]()
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