In this new collection the late Ludovic Bruckstein opens the door onto a lost world of Jewish history and lore in the central European Carpathian region, now parts of Hungary, Romania and Ukraine. Invoking the tales of a great maggid – a wandering storyteller within the East-European tradition of Hasidism - he weaves tales of wisdom and mystery which linger inside us long after the story has ended.

Join the author's son Freddy Bruckstein in conversation with former BBC journalist, George Stanica, on the life and work of the author and playwright Ludovic Bruckstein, whose works, novels, stories and plays, deal with the sometimes cruel, sometimes comic, but mostly indifferent fate of simple people whose lives are under the control of highly unpredictable forces.

Date: Thursday 5th Oct 2023, 18:00-19:00
Location: Barbican Library
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