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Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim.

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"This is a wonderful collection of folktales [that] educate by means of example and evoke laughter, reflecting a past rich in history, culture, and traditions."—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
"Marvelous and funny collection of hundreds of Joha stories assembled by folklorist Matilda Koen-Sarano and felicitously translated by David Herman. . . . Read Matilda Koen-Sarano's laugh-out-loud collection."—Congress Monthly

Folktales of Joha Jewish Trickster

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      Publisher: Jewish Publication Society
      Publication Date: 01/02/2003
      ISBN13: 9780827607224, 978-0827607224
      ISBN10: 0827607229
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Joha has Janus' double face: On the one hand, he is innocent and stupid; on the other, a trickster. He is a cheater and is cheated. He sets traps for others and falls into traps himself; he is simpleton and liar, victimizer and victim.

      Trade Review
      "This is a wonderful collection of folktales [that] educate by means of example and evoke laughter, reflecting a past rich in history, culture, and traditions."—Association of Jewish Libraries Newsletter
      "Marvelous and funny collection of hundreds of Joha stories assembled by folklorist Matilda Koen-Sarano and felicitously translated by David Herman. . . . Read Matilda Koen-Sarano's laugh-out-loud collection."—Congress Monthly

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