A Bintel Brief: Love and Longing in Old New York
&#8220;[One] the most powerful books I&#8217;ve read so far this year&#8230; Finck&#8217;s illustrations intensify the emotional resonance of these letters, invoking the buoyant magic of Marc Chagall, but also sometimes descending into the cramped world of the tenements.&#8221; (NPR's Fresh Air)&#8220;[Finck] brings an entirely new dimension to what has become, for modern readers, a portal into a world that feels impossibly distant.&#8221; (The Paris Review (online review))Taken together, even just these 11 letters provide an invaluable sooty window onto life on the Lower East Side&#8230;. &#8220;A Bintel Brief&#8221; makes you positively hungry to read comparable letters to American immigrant newspapers around the country right now.&#8221; (New York Times)&#8220;[A] sharp, evocative style that reminds me sometimes of Ben Katchor and other times of Roz Chast. Finck&#8217;s book is more than a collection of advice columns, though-it&#8217;s an imaginative leap into the art of nostalgia&#8230;I really lovedA Bintel Brief.&#8221; (Slate)&#8220;A wonderfully illustrated gem of a book&#8230;I&#8217;ve read that story several times over the years, but rarely savored it quite the way I did with Finck&#8217;s book. This is because of the drawings.&#8221; (Tablet)&#8220;[A] rich, hilarious and authentic fable. &#8230;Finck&#8217;s versatility and imagination makes this book a delight.&#8221; (Miami Herald)