{"product_id":"wonder-of-wonders-a-cultural-history-of-fiddler-on-the-roof-9781250058706","title":"Wonder of Wonders: A Cultural History of Fiddler on the Roof","description":"\u003cp\u003eIn the half-century since its premiere, \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e has become a supremely potent cultural landmark, beloved by audiences the world over. Now, in a history as captivating as its subject, award-winning drama critic Alisa Solomon traces how and why the story of Tevye the milkman, the creation of the great Yiddish writer Sholem-Aleichem, was reborn as blockbuster entertainment and a cultural touchstone, not only for Jews and not only in America. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIt is first a story of the theater, as Solomon follows Tevye from his humble appearance on the New York Yiddish stage, through his adoption by leftist dramatists as a symbol of oppression, to his Broadway debut and his starring role in a major Hollywood picture. And it is a cultural story, of a show that spoke to the deepest conflicts and desires the world over: the fraying of tradition, generational tension, the loss of roots. Entertaining and original, \u003ci\u003eWonder of Wonders\u003c\/i\u003e reveals the profound legacy of a show about tradition that itself became a tradition.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAlisa Solomon teaches at Columbia University's Graduate School of Journalism, where she directs the Arts \u0026amp; Culture concentration in the MA program. A theater critic and general reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe Village Voice\u003c\/i\u003e from 1983 to 2004, she has also contributed to \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e The Nation\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTablet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Forward\u003c\/i\u003e, and other publications. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eRe-Dressing the Canon: Essays on Theater and Gender\u003c\/i\u003e, won the George Jean Nathan Award for Dramatic Criticism. She lives in New York City\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50544336830738,"sku":"9781250058706","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_16d68f0e-f435-4b84-b94c-a18703c6ba7b.jpg?v=1731526628","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/wonder-of-wonders-a-cultural-history-of-fiddler-on-the-roof-9781250058706","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}