{"product_id":"on-a-clear-april-morning-a-jewish-journey-paperback","title":"On a Clear April Morning: A Jewish Journey - Paperback","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\u003eMarcos Iolovitch\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eMerrie Blocker\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eOn a Clear April Morning\u003c\/em\u003e, by Marcos Iolovitch, is a lyrical and riveting coming of age story set among early twentieth-century settlers brought to an almost unknown Jewish farming experiment in an isolated corner of Brazil. This autobiographical novel is filled with drama, joy, disasters, romance, and humor. It travels from farms where the crops won't grow to towns where the Yiddish-speaking protagonist falls in love, befriends sons of German immigrants, studies philosophy with the Jesuits, and becomes an important member of Brazil's literary world. This first English edition includes elucidating historical notes on the origin of Jewish farming communities in the U.S., Canada and South America by the translator, Merrie Blocker, a retired U.S. Foreign Service officer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in a small Ukrainian village, \u003cstrong\u003eMarcos Iolovitch\u003c\/strong\u003e was raised in southern Brazil among poor Jewish farmers and peddlers. He became a noted poet and essayist and practiced law. A fighter for social justice, he dedicated his autobiographical novel to \"all those who suffer and dream of a better world.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMerrie Blocker\u003c\/strong\u003e is a former U.S. diplomat who served as Cultural Attaché in Porto Alegre, Brazil, the setting for \u003cem\u003eOn a Clear April Morning\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as in Central Asia and Romania and throughout Latin America.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 146\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.34 x 9.21 x 6.14 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45049335251079,"sku":"9781644692981","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/RCpUUp4MJ39781644692981.webp?v=1782694154","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/on-a-clear-april-morning-a-jewish-journey-paperback","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}