Publisher's Synopsis
Renowned Jewish vocalist and writer Elizabeth Schwartz's first book of fiction, "The Sweet Fragrance of Life & Other Stories" is a meditation on historic European Jewish Culture seen through the lens of a woman's point of view.
As if Sholem Ale-ichem and Angela Carter had a child, The Sweet Fra-grance of Life & Oth-er Hor-ror Sto-ries explores Euro-pean Jew-ish his-to-ry, cul-ture, and real world events through a fem-i-nist, shtetl perspective.
This is an eerie collection of new Jewish themed horror stories from a world that was. A Rabbi commits the gravest of sins as he lusts for a younger wife, evil is lurking in an apartment building in pre-war Germany and a young girl experiences hell at sea. These are thrilling and dark stories, but also political reflections about racism and misogyny.
