In 1923, seventeen-year-old "Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln with a hardened heart as her sole luggage." Thus she begins a twenty-two-year journey, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the "Age of Darkness" when human civilization degenerates spiritually), i
Guesthouse for Ganesha: a novel
✍ Scribed by Teitelman, Judith
- Publisher
- She Writes Press
- Year
- 2019
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 201 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- City
- Berkeley, CA
- ISBN
- 1631520644
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✦ Synopsis
In 1923, seventeen-year-old "Esther Grünspan arrives in Köln with a hardened heart as her sole luggage." Thus she begins a twenty-two-year journey, woven against the backdrops of the European Holocaust and the Hindu Kali Yuga (the "Age of Darkness" when human civilization degenerates spiritually), in search of a place of sanctuary. Throughout her travails, using cunning and shrewdness, Esther relies on her masterful tailoring skills to help mask her heritage, navigate war-torn Europe, and emigrate to India.
Esther's traveling companion and the novel's narrator is Ganesha, the elephant-headed Hindu God worshipped by millions for his abilities to destroy obstacles, bestow wishes, and avenge evils. Impressed by Esther's fortitude and relentless determination, born of her deep--though unconscious--understanding of the meaning and purpose of love, Ganesha, with compassion, insight, and poetry, chooses to highlight her story because he recognizes it is all of everyone's...
✦ Subjects
Gaṇeśa (Buddhist deity)
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