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King of Odessa / Robert A. Rosenstone.
Van Pelt Library PS3618.O839 K56 2003
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rosenstone, Robert A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940--Fiction.
- Babelʹ, I.
- Babelʹ, I. (Isaak), 1894-1940.
- Jewish authors.
- Fiction--Authorship--Fiction.
- Fiction.
- Fiction--Authorship.
- Odesa (Ukraine)--Fiction.
- Odesa (Ukraine).
- Jewish authors--Fiction.
- Authors--Fiction.
- Authors.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Biographical fiction.
- Jewish fiction.
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages ; 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Evanston, Ill. : Northwestern University Press, 2003.
- Summary:
- In 1936 Isaac Babel returned to Odessa, his hometown, and to this day the only record of his last visit home is contained in letters and postacrds from the writer to his sister and mother. In "King of Odessa,""" Robert A. Rosenstone imagines a version of this visit, including fictionalized accounts of Babel's personal relationships, the Great Purges, and other political events and imagines the "lost novel" Babel wrote during those weeks. Throughout Rosenstone captures Babel's lively wit, his exhaustion with fame and the Soviet system, and his infectious charm.
- ISBN:
- 0810119927
- OCLC:
- 51460515
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