The earth lay there like a corpse prepared for an autopsy, … - Esther Kreitman

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The earth lay there like a corpse prepared for an autopsy, its innards wet and glistening. Sewage pipes were sticking out everywhere, like intestines falling out of an open belly.

Esther Kreitman

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About Esther Kreitman

Hinde Ester Singer Kreytman (31 March 1891 – 13 June 1954), known in English as Esther Kreitman, was a Yiddish-language novelist and short story writer. She was born in Biłgoraj, Vistula Land to a rabbinic Jewish family. Her younger brothers Israel Joshua Singer and Isaac Bashevis Singer subsequently became writers.

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Native Name: אסתּר קרײטמאַן

Alternative Names: Hinde Ester Singer Kreytman • Hinde Ester Singer

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