Enemies, a Love Story
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Enemies, a Love Story

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

1972•Drama•280 pages

Taste attributes: dramaromancehistoricalunsavouryheavyrealisticlinearemotive & stirringcomplex relationshiptroubled leadshuman spirit/resilience/survival

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Boxlist takeGrounded and moving: a serious novel. Best if you like real life over fantasy.

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4.5 / 5

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About This Book

Almost before he knows it, Herman Broder, refugee and survivor of World War II, has three wives; Yadwiga, the Polish peasant who hid him from the Nazis; Masha , his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife, miraculously returned from the dead.

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Characteristics

Where this book sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Genres and themes

DramaRomanceHistoricalComplex relationshipTroubled leadsHuman spirit/resilience/survival

Subjects

Holocaust survivorsJewish menJewsMarried peoplePolish JewsJewish fictionDomestic fiction

Details

Author
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Published
1972
Pages
280
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