A Treasury of Yiddish Stories by Irving Howe

A Treasury of Yiddish Stories

Revised and Updated Edition

Irving Howe, Eliezer Greenberg

Penguin Publishing Group · Print & ebook · December 1, 1990

Fifty-two Yiddish short stories describe life in the shetl and other aspects of the Jewish experience, and include works produced by Jewish writers during the last two centuries Read more

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Genres
Jewish Fiction, Short Story Anthologies, Literary Fiction
Published
Penguin Publishing Group, December 1, 1990

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Fifty-two Yiddish short stories describe life in the shetl and other aspects of the Jewish experience, and include works produced by Jewish writers during the last two centuries Read more

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Short Story Anthologies89%
Jewish Fiction69%
Literary Fiction45%

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  • Short Story Anthologies
  • Literary Fiction
Authors
Irving Howe, Eliezer Greenberg
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Published
December 1, 1990
Format
Print & ebook
Reading lane
Short Story Anthologies