The Escape Artist: A Novel

By Judith Katz

Book Overview

A tale of sex, deception, magic and love in the brothels and gangster dens of Jewish Buenos Aires at the turn of the century. Sofia is tricked into prostitution and is somersaulted into the life of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1563410842
• ISBN13: 9781563410840
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Firebrand Books
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.5" x 5.5"

Customer Reviews

The Escape Artist

I could not put this book down. It is the best lesbian fiction to surface in a long time. Katz is creative and full of knowledge about the history of Jews in Poland and Argentina during the 40's. It is a powerful story about survival, artistry, and love. I recommend it to lesbians in particular, but everyone should enjoy this well-researched and well-written novel.

Good Story

One of my fellow students reviewed this book in my recent Modern Lesbian Literature. Her synopsis was so unusual, I ordered the book the next week and read it over the weekend.The story is written in an unusual style, with Sofia narrating events to both her lover, Hankus, and the reader. The story of how two young Polish Jews meet in an Argentine brothel is imaginative and holds the readers interest throughout. In a very few parts, the story gets tedious, but it doesn't last long. The ending was intuitive, but still good.In conclusion, a really good story and I have recommended it to several friends.

Clever Book - Very Readable

Set in the 1900's, young Jewish Lesbian, Sofia Teitelbaum, is taken from her parents home under false circumstances to a bordello in Argentina.Eventually she encounters a charismatic magician, Hankus Lubarsky, and realizes Hankus is a woman masquerading as a man.Interesting plot twists & turns develop as the two young lovers, Sofia & Hankus, outwit the Jewish gangsters who are trying to control and exploit both of them.The book is written in an interesting style, told mainly in the first person by Sofia, it has her relating the story to Hankus. The author also creates scenes that Sofia could not have witnessed personally, but she does so in a very believable way that causes no abrupt break in the storyline.I found the book quite interesting, and a bit different from the usual lesbian fiction novels I read.The only reason I did not give it 5 stars was because some of the plotting seemed a bit too lengthy to me before the results are reached,but over all, this is an excellent book, which I highly recommend

A well thought out, exciting, interesting read.

I really enjoyed reading this book. What an interesting trip from Poland to Argentina and all as a woman dressed as a man. In my friendship circle the vote is in and it is "Thumbs Up"!!!