Critical Acclaim for
The Last Dekrepitzer
Langer's musical protagonist travels between worlds in a tremendously authentic way-the cross-cultural story is as at home in Europe as it is in the Mississippi Delta. ...A unique, musical novel that highlights the cultural riches people can offer one another in difficult circumstances.....Verdict: Get it.
Langer is a talented builder of worlds who shines the most when creating setting and mood. Through his prose, one gets a real sense of what it might have been like to live in a shtetl, the Jim Crow South, and twentieth century Harlem. Langer’s characters are also vivid. Because Sam is so open, accepting, and virtuous, the reader is able to see the world in the same way. Sam is not without his struggles, but his read of the world is pure.
The Last Dekrepitzer is a novel that will surprise readers with its depth and introduce them to one of the more unique characters to appear on the contemporary Jewish literary scene.
Marc Katz, Jewish Book Council Review, December 2, 2024
there is much to be charmed by in this novel and even more to learn from it.
Michael Krasny, Moment, December 2024
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