Beautiful As the Moon, Radiant As the Stars
Jewish Women in Yiddish Stories - an Anthology
Grand Central Publishing · Print & ebook · November 1, 2003
This book is certain to appeal to the millions of Jewish women interested in Jewish literature and the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Francine Prose, and Grace Paley.
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- Who it’s for
- This anthology gathers Yiddish stories, including an Isaac Bashevis Singer story unpublished in English.
- Genres
- Jewish Fiction, Short Story Anthologies, Eastern European Collections
- Published
- Grand Central Publishing, November 1, 2003
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This book is certain to appeal to the millions of Jewish women interested in Jewish literature and the writings of Cynthia Ozick, Francine Prose, and Grace Paley. Beautifully packaged, it is an ideal Mother's Day or Bat-Mitzvah gift. This volume contains translations of Yiddish stories from eminent scholars--including an Isaac Bashevis Singer story that has never before been published in English--and well-known tales that Jewish readers everywhere love.
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As bestsellers such as Everything is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer and For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander have demonstrated, there is a strong interest in Jewish stories. Yiddish culture and music have seen a resurgence in recent years. NPR's All Things Considered aired a series of highly acclaimed documentaries about the Yiddish Radio Project and Klezmer musicians regularly play at top alternative venues.
Yiddish Story Translations
This anthology gathers Yiddish stories, including an Isaac Bashevis Singer story unpublished in English.
Come here for
- Yiddish stories in translation
- An Isaac Bashevis Singer story unpublished in English
Expect
- Well-known tales alongside newly translated stories
Where it sits
| Short Story Anthologies | 92% |
|---|---|
| Jewish Fiction | 64% |
| Eastern European Collections | 37% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- Short Story Anthologies
- Jewish Literary Criticism
- Women Authors Criticism
- Authors
- Sandra Bark
- Publisher
- Grand Central Publishing
- Published
- November 1, 2003
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- Short Story Anthologies