{"product_id":"the-escape-artist-paperback","title":"The Escape Artist - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJudith Katz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eKatz lives up to her first novel's potential in this moving, funny, wholly original picaresque about a nice Jewish girl. . . . The pasts and common destiny of two remarkable women--related with perfect timing in Sofia's convincing Yiddish-tinged English--come together beautifully in this nicely crafted, emotionally satisfying, and well-researched historical fiction.--\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, a brilliant work of historical fiction . . . fast-paced and gorgeously written novel\" --\u003ci\u003eLiberty Press\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the brothels and gangster dens of Jewish Buenos Aires at the beginning of the twentieth century, \u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e catapults us into the lives of Sofia Teitelbaum and Hankus Lubarsky. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSofia, a nice Jewish girl from Poland, is lured away from home by Tutsik Goldenberg, a wealthy traveling businessman who claims to be a lonely Argentine diamond merchant in search of a wife. Upon arriving in Buenos Aires, Tutsik dumps Sofia at his sister's brothel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHankus, also a nice Jewish girl from Poland, is passing as a man. Having escaped the pogroms of Poland that killed her family, she lives her life as a handsome and mysterious magician and escape artist. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhen Tutsik spots the talented juggler and acrobat Hankus he envisions success as his manager, seeing Hankus as the means to get out from under his sister's thumb. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSofia and Hankus fall in love and their attempts to walk the tightrope of love, freedom, and independence are quickly put to the test. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSex, deception, magic, and love are the main ingredients of this tour de force novel by Lambda Literary Award winner Judith Katz. In \u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e, Katz reveals that all human interactions consist of love and hate, deception and candor, altruism and self-interest. This is as true in our lives today as it was in an immigrant community at the turn of the last century.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJudith Katz \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of two published novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Escape Artist\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunning Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound\u003c\/i\u003e, which won a Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. She has received Bush Foundation, McKnight Foundation, and National Endowment fellowships for fiction.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eJudith Katz: Judith Katz is the author of two published novels, The Escape Artist, and Running Fiercely Toward a High Thin Sound, which won a Lambda Literary Award for Best Lesbian Fiction. She teaches cultural studies and literature courses for the University of Minnesota's Center for Jewish Studies. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 314\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 09, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770672415008,"sku":"9781612940373","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/65973501abb20dec72e5761c49cb5ce5.webp?v=1780376794","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-escape-artist-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}