{"product_id":"utter-chaos-hardcover","title":"Utter Chaos - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSammy Gronemann\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003ePenny Milbouer\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eJoachim Schlor\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in Germany in 1920, Sammy Gronemann's satirical novel set in 1903 at the time of the Sixth Zionist Congress follows the life of a baptized Jew, Heinz Lehnsen, as he negotiates legal entanglements, German culture, religious differences, and Zionist aspirations. A chance encounter with a long-lost cousin from a shtetl in Russia further complicates the plot and challenges the characters' notions of Jewish identity and their belief in the claims of the Zionist movement. Gronemann's humor and compassion slyly expose the foibles and contradictions of human behavior. With deep insight into German society, German-Jewish culture, and antisemitism, \u003ci\u003eUtter Chaos\u003c\/i\u003e paints a highly entertaining portrait of German Jews at the beginning of the twentieth century.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSammy Gronemann (1875-1952) was a lawyer, Zionist, and writer in Germany. He coedited a satirical Zionist magazine and served as a translator in Europe during World War I. He was the son of rabbi and an observant Jew, though he attacked many aspects of the ultra-Orthodox movement. He emigrated to Palestine in 1936. His play, \u003ci\u003eThe King and the Cobbler, \u003c\/i\u003e was a smash hit in Tel Aviv in 1943. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePenny Milbouer is translator of Michael Wieck's \u003ci\u003eA Childhood under Hitler and Stalin: Memoires of a \"Certified\" Jew\u003c\/i\u003e and Maria Roselli's \u003ci\u003eThe Asbestos Lie: The Past and Present of an Industrial Catastrophe\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9.2 x 6.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 01, 2016\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47265767784697,"sku":"9780253019578","price":135.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/Acssjns1ei9780253019578.webp?v=1768846772","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/utter-chaos-hardcover","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}