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Kagan's Superfecta and Other Stories by Allen Hoffman (Paperback, 2000)

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ISBN-13: 9780789206862, 978-0789206862. Kagan's Superfecta and Other Stories Author(s): Allen Hoffman. Kagan the compulsive gambler, Bluma the old beggar woman, Hymie the well-to-do arsonist, and Maxie the juggling uncle are but a few of the comic and sympathetic characters of Hoffman's title novella and four short stories that celebrate the human experience.

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The stories in this collection are deeply felt explorations in to the Jewish mind and world - stories in the tradition of Isaac Bashevis Singer. At the same time, illuminated by compassion and humor, they transcend cultural boundaries and provide fascinating studies in the universal human experience. Kagan the compulsive gambler, Bluma the old beggarwoman, Hymie the well-to-do arsonist, and Maxie the juggling uncle are but a few of the unforgettable characters brought to vivid life in these pages. AUTHOR: Allen Hoffman, award-winning author of the novels Small Worlds, Big League Dreams and Two for the Devil, was born in St. Louis, graduated from Harvard University, and studied the Talmud in yeshivas in new York and Jersualem. He and his family live in Jerusalem, where he teaches English literature and creative writing at Bar-Ilan Univeristy.