Title: Zohara
Title Record # 2496704
Author: Peninnah Schram
Date: 1987-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Current Tags: Judaic (1), folktale (1), Evil stepfather (1), Prosthetic limbs (1), Hostile in-laws (1), Prophet Elijah (1), Magical jewels (1), strong female character (1), justice (1) Add Tags
Author: Peninnah Schram
Date: 1987-00-00
Type: SHORTFICTION
Length: short story
Language: English
Note: Aarne-Thompson type 706, "Maiden without Hands", found in Grimm Collection.
Synopsis: A beautiful girl is molested, maimed, and left for dead by her stepfather, but saved by a jeweler who provides her with prosthetics and marries her. However, when she gives birth, her in-laws drive her and her son away. She meets the Prophet Elijah who heals her, and she becomes wealthy and respected for her wisdom, and is consulted by both her husband and his family, and by her mother and stepfather, none of whom recognize her.
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Current Tags: Judaic (1), folktale (1), Evil stepfather (1), Prosthetic limbs (1), Hostile in-laws (1), Prophet Elijah (1), Magical jewels (1), strong female character (1), justice (1) Add Tags
Publications
Title | Date | Author/Editor | Publisher/Pub. Series | ISBN/Catalog ID | Price | Pages | Format | Type | Cover Artist | Verif |
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Jewish Stories One Generation Tells Another | 1987-00-00 | Peninnah Schram | Jason Aronson Inc. | 0-87668-967-5 | $30.00?$: US dollar |
xxxv+ 508 |
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size. |
coll |