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Chicken Dreaming Corn : a Novel by Roy Hoffman is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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In 1916, on the immigrant blocks of the Southern port city of Mobile, Alabama, a Romanian Jewish shopkeeper, Morris Kleinman, is sweeping his walk in preparation for the Confederate veterans parade about to pass by. "Daddy?" his son asks, "are we Rebels?" "Today?" muses Morris. "Yes, we are Rebels." Thus opens a novel set, like many, in a languid Southern town. But, in a rarity for Southern novels, this one centers on a character who mixes Yiddish with his Southern and has for his neighbors small merchants from Poland, Lebanon, and Greece.At turns lyrical, comic, and melancholy, the tale takes inspiration from its title. This Romanian expression with an Alabama twist is symbolic of the strivings of ordinary folks for the realization of their hopes and dreams. Set largely on a few humble blocks yet engaging many parts of the world, this Southern Jewish novel is, ultimately, richly American.

Who reads Chicken Dreaming Corn : a Novel?

Author

Roy Hoffman

Publisher

University of Georgia Press Project MUSE

Published

2006

Language

EN

ISBN

9781283031240

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Historical Fiction

Rating

3.37 / 5 (42 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14