The Mensch - Alan M. Weber

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Résumé :
The World Needs a Mensch... But Stewie Blueschwitz will have to do. A somewhat nebbishy twelve year old, Stewie would have been a curious choice to be a novel's protagonist, were it not for the one unique and hidden ability he discovers. Devoting it at first to his preadolescent fantasies, he comes to realize the potential for greater good. Against all odds, mostly his overbearing yenta of a mother, he aspires to become the first Jewish superhero, The Mensch, and, ultimately, to save the world. The Mensch follows the Blueschwitz family for three generations, divided into separate books. We watch Stewart improbably grow up, marry and become a father. The legacy of this gift is continued through the subsequent stories of his precocious and resourceful daughter, Skye, and, then, her son James, who finds more interest in his writing than this unnecessary burden. As the story takes a twist, it leads to a climax that brings us full circle. This delightful book is brimming with humor, sometimes heartwarming and oftentimes absurd. Writing is the hero here, including the most unexpected presence of a poem within a parable within a comedy. But humor is found everywhere, from the Backword rather than a Foreword (since Jewish people read from right to left), to the book's in-character about the author, to the back cover faux reviews. And though the world needs a mensch, a little schtick couldn't hurt either. ...

Biographie:
Alan M. Weber is a retired College instructor of Early Childhood Education and College Success. He has published five previous books, both children's and adult's, as well as poetry, essays in the field of education, and many letters to the editor. In reverse order, his books are What Kimi Discovered (2019); Miens of Existence (2018); The Wedge (2015); Not for Hurting (2014); and Integrating the Chapters of a Life (under a pseudonym, 2012). The Mensch was a labor of love and laughs written during the pandemic.