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In 1348 Strasbourg, Natan (who is Jewish) and Elena (who is Christian) begin a tentative romance. Then Natan is murdered by anti-Semitic thugs--and he becomes an ibbur whose soul enters another's body, in this case Hans, a rival for Elena's affection. The story's urgency is borne out by history; an informative author's note tells more about anti-Semitism in medieval France. Glos.