{"product_id":"the-wise-men-of-helm-and-their-merry-tales-9780874414691","title":"The Wise Men of Helm and Their Merry Tales","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Brilliance… imaginative vitality…ironic humor\u003c\/b\u003e…The Helmites are often destitute, but they are never discouraged and - even more important - never dull.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– Commentary\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“We must be grateful to Mr. Simon, who having fortuitously come upon the Town Record of Helm, faithfully transcribed it for us… he not only writes about rollicking episodes but also keeps in view the underlying truths of life…illustrations are \u003cb\u003edelightfully refreshing and humorous…full of merriment and wisdom.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– The New York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Especially recommended to storytellers.” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– Saturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“From the Treasure of Jewish folklore… \u003cb\u003ethey get down to basic elements in human nature\u003c\/b\u003e - and in this case to the element that distinguishes out human species, \u003cb\u003ethe ability to laugh at ourselves.” \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e- New York Herald Tribune Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Solomon Simon’s Wise Men of HelmI is a little town ‘deep in the forests of Poland,’ but suspiciously  like Gotham. The wise men, like the Gothamites, \u003cb\u003eare fools of a lovable sort, and their misfortunes are merry.\u003c\/b\u003e Folkloristic, if not folklore…” \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e– New York Folklore Quarterly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Behrman House Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359263588695,"sku":"9780874414691","price":10.44,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780874414691.jpg?v=1754124150","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-wise-men-of-helm-and-their-merry-tales-9780874414691","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}