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Type of bind: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 782.140268
EAN num: 9780879101367
ISBN number: 0879101369
Label: Limelight Editions
Manufacturer: Limelight Editions
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 154
Printing Date: August 01, 2004
Publishing house: Limelight Editions
Sale Popularity Level: 188699
Studio: Limelight Editions
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The full text and complete lyrics, as well as photographs from the original production. 'One of the great works of the American musical theatre. It is darling, touching, beautiful, warm, funny and inspiring. It is a work of art.' -John Chapman, Daily News
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This moving play presents Jewish life in Tsarist Russia circa 1905. It's the story of dairyman Tevye and his family in the fictional village Anatevka. Tevye is a hard-worker who clings to his faith and traditions, and dreams of riches he'll never see. He believes he'll soon need the matchmaker to marry off his older daughters - but they soon force their more modern ideas about romance on their unhappy father. Tevye must also deal with a changing world and life in a nation with anti-Jewish hostility. The powerful script and song lyrics give readers the feel of Jewish life in Eastern Europe a century ago. Many Jews back then (like my great-grandfather) were leaving for a better chance in the USA or elsewhere; many that remained were later massacred by Hitler.
This musical opened on Broadway in 1964 with Zero Mostel in the title role; it ran over ten years with a then-record 3,242 performances. Adapted from the tales of Yiddish writer Sholom Alecheim (1859-1916), FIDDLER is a powerful tale of family, tradition, humour and sadness.
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The book is in great shape, and it cost $ .02 + $ 3.99 shipping--altogether just over $ 4.00 for a book I needed quickly for a writing assignment. That's unbelievably cheap for a script of a great musical show with photos of the original Broadway production. I had the book within 5 days of ordering. Hippo Books has my vote for best internet seller I've ever encountered!
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Though it differs slightly from the production script this version is very well done with excellent photos.
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Wonderful! It's the full script not a novel. It includes some wonderful pictures from the original production.
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Reading "Fiddler on the Roof" is not the same as the experience of seeing it performed. In print, the story falls as flat as the pages. With so many characters the reader may have trouble decoding what is happening to who.
"Fiddler ..." is a wonderful story that captures Jewish life in pre-World War II Russia as well as any book. With humor, the reader sees the world through the eyes of a man with five daughters that need husbands. As each daughter gets hitched, a new wrinkle to the story is added. But the story ends on a sad and ambigious note as the family is forced from their land because of "... trouble in the world". With this, the very tradition on which the story is based is shattered.
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