A Kid for Two Farthings (novel)
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For the film, see A Kid for Two Farthings (film).
A Kid for Two Farthings is a 1953 novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz, based on the author's experiences of growing up within a Jewish community in London's East End.
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Author | Wolf Mankowitz |
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Country | United Kingdom |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | André Deutsch |
Publication date | 1953 |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 119 pp |
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The title is a reference to the traditional Passover song, Chad Gadya, which begins "One little goat which my father bought for two zuzim".[1] At the end of the film version, Mr Kandinsky softly sings fragments of an English translation of the song.