The Dyke and the Dybbuk

by Ellen Galford and Galford

Dybbuk Kokos, a soul-stealing demon of Jewish folklore, is freed after 200 years trapped inside a tree. She seeks the descendant of the woman she was to haunt long ago--but finds the unexpected in... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1878067516
• ISBN13: 9781878067517
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Seal Press (CA)
• Length: 248 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.2" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Nifty little book

You don't need to be a Jewish lesbian to enjoy the strong female characters [Gay sex is kept to a descriptive minimum] and the spin on jewish mysticism and folklore that is presented in this book. Who would take offense to corporate politics displacing Sheol or the dybbuk's attempts to modernize haunting in the 21st century? The dybbuk comments on the holocaust are priceless as is the sly treatment of evil and the afterlife in the book. Very Jewish! By the way, I will never look at the Hasidim the same way again...

not bad, not bad...

considering this is my first delve into lesbian and jewish literature, i was quite impressed. the book gave a whole new outlook on evil spirits and demons and gave jewish lesbians an interesting perspective. the only reason the book didnt get 5/5 stars from me is that the ending could've been a little stronger. other than that, the book was wonderful!

Jewish dyke fiction. How can you say no?

I liked this book. I liked Rainbow, I liked Kokos, I liked this book. Parts of it tended to be a little over the top (I was disappointed by the ending, which didn't satisfy me), but the sheer idea of Hell being bought out by the Japanese was worth it. Read this just for the sheer joy of Hell as a beaurocracy.

witty, funny and full of lesbian and Jewish life

Ellen Galford's quick wit and sense of historicity make this novel a truly delightful romp through 20th cen. London lesbian, ultraorthodox Jewish and 19th cen. Eastern European Jewish life. Galford is as witty and literary as Jeanette Winterson, with a Jewish twist and without Winterson's arrogance. Brava, Galford! --Valerie K.