Der Nister's Soviet years : Yiddish writer as witness to the people / Mikhail Krutikov.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Krutikov, Mikhail, author.

Contributor:

Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Series:

Jews in Eastern Europe.

Jews in Eastern Europe

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Authors, Yiddish.

Soviet Union.

Yiddish literature--History and criticism.

Yiddish literature.

Authors, Yiddish--Soviet Union--Biography.

Nister, 1884-1950--Criticism and interpretation.

Nister.

Nister, 1884-1950.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Biographies.

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

ix, 308 pages ; 23 cm.

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana Univesity Press, [2019]

Summary:

"In Der Nisters Soviet Years, author Mikhail Krutikov focuses on the second half of the dramatic writing career of Soviet Yiddish writer Der Nister, pen name of Pinhas Kahanovich (1884-1950). Krutikov follows Der Nisters painful but ultimately successful literary transformation from his symbolist roots to social realism under severe ideological pressure from Soviet critics and authorities. This volume reveals how profoundly Der Nister was affected by the destruction of Jewish life during WWII and his own personal misfortunes. While Der Nister was writing a history of his generation, he was arrested for anti-government activities and died tragically from a botched surgery in the Gulag. Krutikov illustrates why Der Nisters work is so important to understandings of Soviet literature, the Russian Revolution, and the catastrophic demise of the Jewish community under Stalin"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

1. 1929: The year of the great turn and the end of symbolism

2. From symbolism to reality: space, politics and self in Hoyptshtet

3. The 1930s in children's poetry

4. The generation of 1905

5. Text and context of the Family Mashber

6. The last decade, 1939-1949: revealing "The Hidden".

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 281-292) and index.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Anne and Joseph Trachtman Memorial Book Fund.

Other Format:

Online version: Krutikov, Mikhail, author. Der Nister's Soviet years

ISBN:

9780253041869

0253041864

9780253041876

0253041872

OCLC:

1044773685