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The Lehman trilogy : a novel / Stefano Massini ; translated from the Italian by Richard Dixon.

Massini, Stefano, (author.). Dixon, Richard, (translator.).

Summary:

A "novel in verse that inspired the ... West End and Off-Broadway play of the same name, [this book] follows the epic rise and fall of three generations of [the Lehman] family and through them tells the story of American ambition and hubris"--Publisher marketing.

"... Spanning three generations and 150 years, The Lehman Trilogy is a moving epic that dares to tell the story of modern capitalism through the saga of the Lehman brothers and their descendants. Surprising and exciting, brilliant and inventive, Stefano Massini's masterpiece--like Hamilton--is a story of immigration, ambition, and success; it is the story of America itself from a daring and original perspective."-- Provided by publisher.

Record details

ISBN: 9780062940445
ISBN: 0062940449
Physical Description: 708 pages : illustrations, genealogical table ; 24 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2020.
Copyright: ©2020

Content descriptions

General Note:

"Originally published as Qualcose sui Lehman in Italy in 2016 by Mondadori."--Title page verso.

Formatted Contents Note:

Book one. Three Brothers: Luftmensch! ; Gefilte fish ; Chametz ; Schmuck! ; Shammash ; Süsser ; Bulbe ; Hanukkah ; Shpan dem loshek! ; Siva ; Kish Kish ; Sugarland ; Libe in New York ; Kiddushin ; Schmaltz ; A glaz biker ; Yom Kippur ; Hasele ; Shvarts zup ; Der boykhreder -- Book two. Fathers and Sons: The black hole ; Der banker bruder ; Henry's boys ; Oklahoma ; Familie-Lehmann ; Der terbyalant David ; Studebaker ; Tsu fil rash! ; Stock exchange ; Shavuot ; Bar Mitzvah ; United Railways ; Wall Street ; Der kartyozhnik ; Der stille Pakt ; Eine Schule für Sigmund ; Looking for Eva ; Tsvantsinger ; Olympic games ; Golden Philip ; Shiva ; Horses ; Pineapple juice ; Babes in Toyland ; Model T ; Battlefield ; A lot of words -- Book three. Immortal: Czar Lehman ; The Arthur method ; NOT ; One William Street ; Roaring Twenties ; Peloponnesus ; A flying acrobat ; Business in Soho ; The fall ; Ruth ; Yitzchak ; The universal flood ; Noach ; King Kong ; Melancholy song ; Einstein or the genius ; Golyat ; Technicolor ; Shiva ; Enemies within ; Yonah ; Saturday game show ; Migdol Bavel ; I have a dream ; Egel haZahav ; Twist ; Squash.