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Jan 1, 1978 · This is the first story of the four, centered around a man who made a contract with God, where he would do good deeds in exchange for God's protection. The hole story is framed like a story-with-a-moral one could find in holly scripture of Abrahamic religions.
With its poignant storytelling and rich illustrations, A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories remains a timeless work that continues to resonate with readers of all backgrounds and ages.
The first installment, A Contract With God, tells the story of Frimme Hersh, a Jewish immigrant who makes a pact with God after experiencing a personal tragedy. Set in the tenements of New York City's Lower East Side during the Great Depression, the narrative delves into themes of faith, morality, and the struggle for survival in a harsh and ...
Aug 2, 2017 · During his journey to America, Hersh had written a contract with God on a flat stone, which he carried until the period of ritual mourning for Rachele had ceased. He spits on the contract, raging at God, the immemorial questions of why innocents die and good deeds go unrewarded, receiving, as always, no answer.
- John Repp
May 1, 2017 · A Contract With God explores the everyday extremes of human experience through the tenement building at 55 Dropsie Avenue. Residents strive, struggle, and schlep through the graphic short...
No, 'A Contract With God' is a standalone graphic novel. A collection of four interconnected stories exploring themes of faith, morality, and the human experience in a Bronx tenement.
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A Contract with God and Other Tenement Stories is a graphic novel by American cartoonist Will Eisner published in 1978. The book's short story cycle revolves around poor Jewish characters who live in a tenement in New York City. Eisner produced two sequels set in the same tenement: A Life Force in 1988, and Dropsie Avenue in 1995. Though the ...
