{"product_id":"the-varieties-of-jewish-experience-paperback","title":"The Varieties of Jewish Experience - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Lefkowitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAllen Ginsberg, while in the New York State Psychiatric Institute, met Carl Solomon. Their first exchange: Solomon: \"Who are you?\" Ginsberg: \"I'm Myshkin.\" Solomon: \"I'm Kirilov.\" From that moment their friendship started. Myshkin is the idiot in Dostoyevsky's 'The Idiot\" (he ends his life in a Swiss asylum) while Kirilov is one of the possessed characters in Dostoyevsky's 'The Possessed\". \u003c\/p\u003eSometimes diverse cultures meet. The heroic samurai Benkei, according to Japanese legend, killed a giant carp which had swallowed his mother when she fell into a waterfall. It is not recorded if Benkei lost his taste for gefilte fish or sushi. The Japanese legendary monster, the \u003cem\u003eNu, \u003c\/em\u003e was slain by a samurai no less brave than Benkei. Benkei, disappointedly, is apparently not Japanese affectionate for Benjamin. A Yiddish version would have substituted \"mother-in-law\" for \"mother\" and worked in the Yiddish for \"Adam was fortunate - he didn't have a mother-in-law.\"The ultimate \"Nu?\" Gertrude Stein, dying, asked \"What is the question?\"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42720923484223,"sku":"9781959984054","price":17.28,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/f949c45430b694ee667f22d962906267.webp?v=1765090547","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-varieties-of-jewish-experience-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}