{"product_id":"in-my-fathers-court-by-isaac-bashevis-singer-9780099422662","title":"In My Father's Court","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA world that no longer exists reaches us through one of the greatest literary artists of our time\u003c\/em\u003e - Saturday Review\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn this autobiographical work, specifically mentioned in Isaac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize citation, Singer remembers his childhood in Warsaw, and especially the \u003cem\u003ebet din\u003c\/em\u003e, or Jewish Court, in his father's home on working-class Krochmalna Street. Advice seekers and petitioners making wills or seeking marriage settlements daily visit the rabbi in his study.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn a world on the brink of modernity, Singer's gentle, learned father and his mother, equally pious but eminently practical, maintain a stubbornly traditional existence. \u003cem\u003eIn My Father's Court\u003c\/em\u003e is a tribute to their efforts, and a fine evocation of life in early-twentieth century Warsaw.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House Distribution","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48228602642668,"sku":"9780099422662","price":39.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780099422662-in-my-father-s-court-1.jpg?v=1787606548","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/in-my-fathers-court-by-isaac-bashevis-singer-9780099422662","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}