It takes a while for the main character to atone but the first book I could think of was Singer's Kuntsnmakher fun Lublin (דער קונצנמאכער פון לובלין). I haven't read the English translation but I assume the story is close to the original.* *
On Fri, May 31, 2013 at 9:54 PM, <rcfrisc...@aol.com> wrote: > ** > *How about a more modern novel, aptly named: Atonement by Ian McEwan. > or an old classic Jewish novel: Yoshe Kalb by I.J. Singer or Bernard > Malamud's The Assistant?* > ** > *Rita Frischer* > *450 NE 100th Street, Apt. 426* > *Seattle WA 98125* > *206-361-9772* > ** > ** > ** > ** > In a message dated 5/31/2013 3:09:53 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > bh...@framingham.edu writes: > > There's no atonement in *Crime and Punishment*. How about *The Sense of > an Ending*? > > > > Bernard Horn > Professor of English > Framingham State University > Framingham, MA 01701 > (508) 626-4806 > (508) 626-4022 (fax) > bh...@framingham.edu > ________________________________________ > From: hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [ > hasafran-boun...@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of Jeannine > Davidson [david...@northvillelibrary.org] > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 4:38 PM > To: l schechter bennett > Cc: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu; Marga Hirsch > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Novel w/ character who atones > > Scarlet Letter > > Jeannine Schiffman Davidson > Head of Adult Services > Northville District Library > Northville, MI 48167 > 248-349-3020 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "l schechter bennett" <leahbatsa...@hotmail.com> > To: "Marga Hirsch" <mhir...@pasyn.org>, hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu, > "Lisa Silverman" <lsilver...@sinaitemple.org> > Sent: Friday, May 31, 2013 2:05:53 PM > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Novel w/ character who atones > > > > > Crime and Punishment. > > Sent from Windows Mail > > From: Lisa Silverman > Sent: ýMayý ý31ý, ý2013 ý1ý:ý20ý ýPM > > To: Marga Hirsch, hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > Subject: Re: [ha-Safran] Novel w/ character who atones > > > Les Miserables? > > > > Lisa Silverman > Library Director > Sinai Temple > 10400 Wilshire Blvd. > Los Angeles, CA 90024 > 310-481-3215 > > > > From: hasafran-bounces+lsilverman= > sinaitemple....@lists.service.ohio-state.edu [hasafran-bounces+lsilverman= > sinaitemple....@lists.service.ohio-state.edu] on behalf of Marga Hirsch [ > mhir...@pasyn.org] > Sent: Thursday, May 30, 2013 12:48 PM > To: hasaf...@lists.acs.ohio-state.edu > Subject: [ha-Safran] Novel w/ character who atones > > > > > > > A patron is looking for a novel – any novel, not a particular one – which > includes a character who does true atonement. 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