Author Gary Barwin on Yiddish for Pirates

Writers' Trust of Canada

English - March 31, 2017 18:14 - 57 minutes - 53 MB
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Gary Barwin is the author of 20 books including the award-nominated Yiddish for Pirates. He appeared at the Women’s Art Association in Toronto to talk about this audacious and playful book about pirates, parrots, Jews, jewels, the Inquisition, gold, and a girl. The event was part of the Writers’ Trust of Canada Author Series program and was recorded on March 29, 2017.