The Devil's Arithmetic was nominated for the Nebula award for best novella in 1988[8] and won the National Jewish Book Award (in the children's literature category) in 1989.[9]
The script for the television movie was also nominated for a Nebula Award.[7]
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The Question and Answer section for The Devil’s Arithmetic is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
The word "rousing"? My page numbers are most likely different from yours.
The wedding is to take place in Viosk, Fayge's village.
From your text:
"So they fell in love." "So—it may happen in Lublin that a Jewish girl mar- ries for love," said Shifre. "But here in the country, we still marry the one our parents pick out with the shad- chan, the marriage broker." ,54 "Even...
