Novelist, lecturer, and translator Michael Wex is one of the leading lights in the revival of Yiddish, and author of the New York Times bestseller Born to Kvetch and its follow-up, Just Say Nu.
"...blessed with humor, grace and a well-developed sense of
contemporary pop culture (references range from Genesis to
Groundhog Day) ... a consistent pleasure: entertaining,
educational...with more than a few thought-provoking suggestions
for achieving mentsh-hood (or at least avoiding
shmuck-itude)."--Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Funny...astute and relevant."--San Francisco Chronicle
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