The angel's mistake : stories of Chelm

by Francine Prose

Other authorsMark H. Podwal (Illustrator)
Paper Book, 1997

Call number

J 500 Prose

Tags

child, jewish literature

Subjects

Chelm (Chelm, Poland) Folklore
Folklore Europe, Eastern
Jews Europe, Eastern Folklore

Publication

New York : Greenwillow Books, c1997.

Description

Explains how a botched mission by two angels created the town of fools known as Chelm.

Awards

Sydney Taylor Book Award (Mass Import -- Pending Differentiation)

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Status

Available

Call number

J 500 Prose

ISBN

0688149057 / 9780688149055

Barcode

30402092901307

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