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Classic Yiddish Stories of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz / edited by Ken Frieden ; translated by Ken Frieden, Ted Gorelick, and Michael Wex.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art.
- Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Jews--Social life and customs--Fiction.
- Jews.
- Short stories, Yiddish--Translations into English.
- Short stories, Yiddish.
- Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915--Translations into English.
- Peretz, Isaac Leib.
- Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916--Translations into English.
- Sholem Aleichem.
- Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917--Translations into English.
- Mendele Mokher Sefarim.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (306 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st paperback ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Syracuse, N.Y. : Syracuse University Press, 2011
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- "Two novellas by S. Y. Abramovitsh open this collection of the best short works by three influential nineteenth-century Jewish authors, Abramovitsh's alter ego - Mendele the Book Peddler - introduces himself and narrates both The Little Man and Fishke the Lame. His cast of characters includes Isaac Abraham as tailor's apprentice, choirboy, and corrupt businessman; Mendele's friend Wine 'n' Candles Alter; and Fishke, who travels through the Ukraine with a caravan of beggars." "Sholem Aleichem's lively stories reintroduce us to Tevye, the gregarious dairyman, as he describes the pleasures of raising his independent-minded daughters. These are followed by short monologues in which Aleichem gives voice to unforgettable characters from Eastern Europe to the Lower East Side. Finally, I. L. Peretz's neo-hasidic tales draw on hasidic tradition in the service of modern literature." "These stories provide an unsentimental look back at Jewish life in Eastern Europe. Although nostalgia occasionally colors their prose, the writers were social critics who understood the shortcomings of shtetl life. For the general reader, these translations breathe new life into the extraordinary worlds of Yiddish literature. The introduction, glossary and biographical essays contemporaneous to each author put those worlds into context, making the book indispensable to students and scholars of Yiddish culture."--BOOK JACKET.
- Contents:
- Abramovitsh : The little man
- Fishke the lame ; Aleichem : Hodel
- Chava
- Holiday dainties ; Advice ; Joseph ; A business with a greenhorn ; Peretz : Shtrayml
- Kabbalists
- Teachings of the Hasidim
- The rebbe's pipe
- If not higher
- Between two mountains.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 285-286).
- Description based on print version record.
- Contains:
- Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915. Short stories. English. Selections.
- Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916. Short stories. Selections. English
- Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917. Short stories. English. Selections.
- ISBN:
- 9780815650881
- 0815650884
- OCLC:
- 830023779
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