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Publication
Dargaud (2002), Hardcover, 48 pages
Description
The preeminent work by one of France's most celebrated comic artists, this book tells the unique story of a rabbi, his daughter, and their talking cat - a philosopher brimming with scathing humor and surprising tenderness. Rich with the colors, textures, and flavors of Algeria's Jewish community, it brings a lost world vibrantly to life - a time and place where Jews and Arabs coexisted - and fills it with endearing, thoroughly human characters, and one truly unforgettable cat.
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The rabbi receives two letters at his home in Algeria one day, one from his cousin, the mysterious Malka of Lions, telling him he's coming for a visit, the other from France, ominously letting him know that he must pass a French dictation in order to continue as an official rabbi. He asks his cat
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to help him practice and when the cat sees how bad the rabbi's written French in, it offers to help him pass the test. Just as clever and amusing as the first book. Show Less
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Original publication date
2002
Physical description
48 p.; 11.57 inches
ISBN
2205053698 / 9782205053692