ISBN:
9780375425073
Language:
English
Pages:
[4], 1-130, [4] Seiten
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color illustrations
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27 cm
Edition:
First American edition
Year of publication:
2008
Series Statement:
The Rabbi's cat / Joann Sfar 2
Series Statement:
Sfar, Joann 1971- The Rabbi's cat.
Parallel Title:
I. Heaven on earth
Parallel Title:
II. Africa's Jerusalem
DDC:
741.5/944
Keywords:
Rabbis Comic books, strips, etc
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Cats Comic books, strips, etc
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Graphic novels
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Comic books, strips, etc
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Cats
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Comic books, strips, etc
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Graphic novels
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Rabbis
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France
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Comic books, strips, etc
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Graphic novels
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Comic books, strips, etc
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Graphic novels
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Comic
Abstract:
"Joann Sfar's beloved, humorous, and wise talking cat is back for more beautifully illustrated adventures in Algiers and across Africa in the 1930s. While the rabbi is away, his cat tags along with Malka of the Lions (the rabbi's enigmatic cousin), who roams the desert with his ferocious-on-demand lion. Some believe Malka to be a pious Jew, others think he's a shrewd womanizer, but the cat will be the one to discover the surprising truth." "Back in Algiers, the rabbi's daughter, Zlabya, and her new husband fill the house with their fighting, while the city around them fills with a rising tide of anti-Semitism. On a whim, the rabbi's cat, the rabbi, a sheik (also a cousin of the rabbi), and a very misplaced Russian painter set out on a fantastic journey (even encountering a young reporter named Tintin in the Congo) in search of an African Jerusalem. It turns out to be very fortuitous that the rabbi's cat is not just a talking cat, but a multilingual talking cat" -- Jacket
Note:
Originally published in France by Dargaud, Paris, in two volumes: 'Le chat du Rabbin. 4, Le paradis terrestre' in 2005 and 'Le chat du rabbin. 5, Jérusalem d'Afrique' in 2006
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"Many thanks also to Iryna Mylymuk and Antoni Yalap, the translators who allowed my characters to speak, respectively, Russian and Aramaic" -- p. 50
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Translated from French
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