$1.00 OFF ONE ADMISSION WITH THIS AD ring, removed from their prose, but his gentle cadences match his writing. Like Isaac Bashevis Singer who lis- tened to people who visited his father's rabbinic court, Stollman eavesdrOpped on the conversations his father had with congregants who brought their problems to his home. The 43-year-old author says he knew a lot of secrets he couldn't repeat, and in the process learned discretion and compassion. Stollman also remembers his father showing him, at age 8, a book of photographs taken in concentration camps; the images remain with him. For months afterward, he imagined that the window near his bed was the entrance to a gas chamber. In this novel, he explores how the Holocaust reverberates from generation to gen- eration, and its context in Jewish his- tory. Stollman is no longer observant although he continues to read widely in Jewish texts. Lately, he's particular- ly interested in Kabbalah and is studying the works of Moshe Idel and Gershom Scholem. This novel grew out of a dream in which he envisioned the scene with the gypsy seer. He says that gave him the "kernel" of the book's mood and tone — and that he was lucky he Woke up and remembered it. His writing begins not with a sense of the plot, but with its mood and notion of its characters. For this author, writing is a three-dimension- al art, like sculpting or weaving; his tools are his words. Stollman is-an artist and a doctor, spe- cializing in interven- tional neuroradiolo- gy. He follows in a distinguished tradi- tion of physicians who write, like Anton Chekov and William Carlos Williams, and a con- temporary, Ethan Canin. He says that he always imagined that he'd write fic- tion, but never knew how to go about it. The first thing he bought when he graduated from medical school was a typewriter. He didn't take formal classes but met other writ- ers and learned from them. "The main thing is that one has to sit down and write and write and write." For Stollman, who spent a year writing The Far Euphrates, writing and medicine are similar in their intensity; and both are life affirming. He sees the final message of this novel as redemptive and says that it's important to him. "Books alter the way we see the world, hopefully for the better," he says, drawing another comparison to his work as a physi- cian. Since this is a novel of the soul, the physician and author was asked how he defines the soul. "I don't have the answers," he says, even with his strong background in neurological sciences. "I tend to think our soul resides in the brain," he explains, adding "that [the brain] in and of itself is a profound miracle and mys- tery." ❑ Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds Formerly at the U of M Track & Tennis Bldg. Luciano Duse Dorothy Schutte Sat., Oct. 25— 10am to 6pm Sun., Oct. 26— 11am to 5pm Admission $5.00 Under 10 FREE Penny A. Potter 2500 Free Parking Spaces Indoor Heated Facility Susan Fox Hirschmann Audree Levy presents 180 of the finest artists and craftspeople in the country. Take 1-94 to Exit 177 (State St.). Turn South to Textile Rd. Turn right (West) to Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. Turn right (North) to entrance of the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds. Indoor Heated Facility on the Washtenaw Farm Council Grounds 5055 Ann Arbor-Saline Rd. ORCHARD LAKE 4157 Orchard Lake • 851-2507 r .Get One Free 95 up to $4value Expires Oct. 31, 1997 L Visit Our New Location at BUY ONE SANDWICH 1 coupon per family 3955 Telegraph Rd. ' Bloomfield Hills Orchard Lake Deli II i SHANGRI-LA FEATURING Authentic HONG KONG Style Cooking Wonderful traditional favorites... superb variety of dining specialties Tim Sum lunch specials 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. • Live fish, lobster and crab in our tanks, cooked to order • 'Banquet jacilities • 'Business Lunches HOURS: Monday thru Sunday 11 a.m. to 2 a.m. 6407 Orchard Lake Road • In The Orchard Mall (248) 626-8585 ityhe ge h di a20:: osponsored. ic Michi gan' Jewish At Y oealition PRIVATE BANQUET FACILITIES FOR ALL OCCASIONS an the e Stollrn. HAPPY NEW YEAR issue of the IN for a complete. li st in g r r '2 OFF PIA '2 OFF FOR 2 WITH OR WITHOUT SKIN SPECIALLY-TRIMMED RIBS ALL DINNERS INCLUDE: SALAD OR COLE SLAW, POTATOES AND GARLIC BREAD B111) CHICKEN1 I ALL DINNERS INCLUDE: SALAD OR COLE I SLAW, POTATOES AND GARUC BREAD GOOD 7 DAYS! ■ Exp. 10-30-97 JN I GOOD 7 DAYS! ■ Exp. 10-30-97 JN —IL Brass PointewA~6 10/ 199 1