Unterzakhn (Pantheon Graphic Library), 9780805242591, Hardcover, Illustrated

from cattylj

Unterzakhn tracks the lives of two sisters, Esther and Fanya, living in New York at the start of the 20th century. The twin daughters of Jewish immigrant parents, their lives take divergent paths. One enters a brothel, eventually becoming an actress, and the other trains as a midwife and helps pe...

from questbird

A tale of two poor Jewish sisters growing up in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. Artwork is reminiscent of Persepolis, but more busy and cluttered. The Jewish banter was amusing. Sometimes it was hard to tell the sisters apart. There was an odd flashback to Poland in 1895 where the ...

from margaretfield

graphic novel. twin girls growing up in an immigrant family in the Lower East Side of NY. Tragic, painful treatment of girls and women

from greydoll

Set in New York's Lower East Side in the early 1900s, "Unterzakhn" tells the story of twin sisters Fanya and Esther as they grow from children into women and life takes them in different directions. Life is hard for these daughters of Polish Jewish immigrants. A gentle father whom they love and a...

from greydoll

Set in New York's Lower East Side in the early 1900s, "Unterzakhn" tells the story of twin sisters Fanya and Esther as they grow from children into women and life takes them in different directions. Life is hard for these daughters of Polish Jewish immigrants. A gentle father whom they love and a...