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by Lisa Goldstein (Author) "In the town where Kicsi grew up there was a rabbi who could work miracles ..." (more)
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Winner of the 1983 American Book Award
 

“Lisa Goldstein’s The Red Magician…turns the hidden world of Eastern European Jews during the 1940s into a world of wonders, then transcends the Holocaust with a magical optimism.”—The New York Times Book Review

 

 “A beautifully told, richly textured fantasy.”—Publishers Weekly

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On the eve of World War II, a young, red-haired magician who calls himself Vrs arrives in a small Hungarian village, prophesying death and destruction. The only one to believe him is thirteen-year-old Kicsi. She tries to help him warn the villagers, but the local rabbi, who also possesses magical powers, frustrates their attempts. Then the Nazis come, and everyone in the village, including Kicsi and her family, are sent to concentration camps. Can the power of Vrs, the Red Magician, help them survive? The Red Magician is a notable work of Holocaust literature, as well as a marvelously entertaining fantasy that is wise and transcendent.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Surprisingly realistic fantasy, Sep 28 2002
By Glen Engel Cox "www.engel-cox.org" (Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia) - See all my reviews
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Picked this up on a whim--I think it won a children's book award--and read it in a day. Nice little contemporary (20th Century) fantasy about a Jewish girl in Hungary before, during, and after WWII. "Fantasy" may be the wrong word, for while there are some fantastic things going on, the happenings are startingly realistic. In some worlds, this one might be considered magic realism, except that the characters are surprised and awed by the fantastic. They seem to accept it as natural, however. The really surprising thing about this book, though, is the changes of the lead character and the time scale. I didn't expect the character to "grow up"; I didn't expect a lot of what happened. A non-predictable fantasy? Yes. How rare.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Magical and wonderful, Dec 22 2000
By "camlyndc" (Washington, DC) - See all my reviews
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I picked up a copy of this book from our employee book swap for something to read on the train home and, in the process, have discovered a new "favorite author". This is a compelling tale of a young girl (Kisci) coming of age during the Holocaust. Her life intersects with that of a mysterious red-haired stranger (Voros)who seems to have the ability to predict the future. Although her relationship with the stranger creates turmoil within her family and town, the bond between Kisci and Voros eventually saves both of them from death. Laced with magic, this tale can also be seen as an allegory for the importance of finding strength within yourself and going on with life even when it seems impossible.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderous novel of a horrific time., Jan 5 1999
By Amperage@aol.com (Lake Charles, Louisiana) - See all my reviews
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Lisa Goldstein's first novel came out of nowhere and won the American Book Award. Compelling and heartrending, with beautiful prose and a wonderous, magical story, *The Red Magician* captures readers into the life of a Jewish girl, Kisci, coming to adulthood in preWWII Poland, detailing her friendship with the Red Magician--the truly magic magician--who tries to warn those around him about the coming horror he has forseen. The novel follows Kisci through the Camps and to the point where, as a DP, she embarks for America. This novel is possibly the best realization of Magical Realism I have ever read, blending Jewish Kabbala mysticism with the events of the time with the intimate story of Kisci with such a grievous beauty that even after many readings I cannot pick up the book just for a moment: the novel almost forces me to finish it in one sitting.
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