Satan in Goray
Singer's tale of the 17th century Polish town of Goray, whose inhabitants, in the wake of the Chmielnicki massacre, begin to believe that the Messiah shall soon arrive. In fact, it is not the Messiah who appears, but Satan.
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- Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
- Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
- What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
- If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
- Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?