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When the Angels Left the Old Country

Michael L. Printz Award · 2023 · HonorMythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature · 2023 · Winner
Levine Queridosffhistorical-fictionISBN 9781646141784

Award History

AwardYearStatus
Michael L. Printz Award2023Honor
Mythopoeic Fantasy Award for Adult Literature2023Winner

About This Book

An angel and a demon from a small shtetl in Eastern Europe follow their community's young emigrants to America, where they discover corruption, supernatural threats, and the fragility of the American dream. A warm, inventive debut blending Jewish folklore, early 20th-century immigrant history, and supernatural mystery. Winner of the 2023 Mythopoeic Fantasy Award.

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