Alexis Von Konigslow

The book is divided into 7 sections for the 7 nights of Passover. Each chapter has a title and the name of the person who is being written about and the date, either 1933 or 2003. In the 1930s, Harpo Marx is at a Jewish resort in Canada making important life decisions. He becomes friends with the daughter of the family that runs the hotel. His brothers show up. In the present, a young woman, who should be working on her doctoral dissertation in mathematics, stays at the hotel during Passover. I think I'm not smart enough to appreciate the story.… (más)