Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Slave

The Slave
The Slave
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of si...  more »
The Market's bargain prices are even better for Paperbackswap club members!
Retail Price: $16.00
Buy New (Paperback): $12.79 (save 20%) or
Become a PBS member and pay $8.89+1 PBS book credit Help icon(save 44%)
ISBN-13: 9780374506803
ISBN-10: 0374506809
Publication Date: 10/1/1988
Pages: 311
Rating:
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 3

4.3 stars, based on 3 ratings
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio CD
Members Wishing: 1
Reviews: Member | Amazon | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "The Slave"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed The Slave on + 23 more book reviews
This is a wonderfull book, not always easy to read because of the tribulations the hero goes through in his life. It is very colorful writing by this well known author. I would recommend it to anyone interested in the life of Jewish people in the middle ages.


Genres: