Stranger in Our Midst
Images of the Jew in Polish Literature
Cornell University Press · Print & ebook · June 20, 1996
A vibrant Jewish community flourished in Poland from late in the tenth century until it was virtually annihilated in World War II.
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- Who it’s for
- This anthology presents Polish writers’ varied perceptions of Jews across several centuries of literary work.
- Genres
- Eastern European Collections, Jewish Fiction, European Fiction
- Published
- Cornell University Press, June 20, 1996
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A vibrant Jewish community flourished in Poland from late in the tenth century until it was virtually annihilated in World War II. In this remarkable anthology, the first of its kind, Harold B. Segel offers translations of poems and prose works?mainly fiction?by non-Jewish Polish writers. Taken together, the selections represent the complex perceptions about Jews in the Polish community in the period 1530-1990.
Polish Literary Perceptions
This anthology presents Polish writers’ varied perceptions of Jews across several centuries of literary work.
Come here for
- Translations of poems and prose, mainly fiction, by non-Jewish Polish writers
- Selections spanning 1530–1990
Expect
- Poems and prose works in translation
- A range of complex perceptions represented across the selections
Where it sits
| Eastern European Collections | 48% |
|---|---|
| European Fiction | 24% |
| Jewish Fiction | 21% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- East European Literary Criticism
- Jewish Literary Criticism
- Jewish Studies
- Authors
- Harold B. Segel
- Publisher
- Cornell University Press
- Published
- June 20, 1996
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- East European Literary Criticism