Classic Yiddish Stories of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz
Syracuse University Press · Print & ebook · September 14, 2011
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- Who it’s for
- Three nineteenth-century authors appear in Yiddish stories, monologues, and neo-hasidic tales.
- Genres
- Jewish Fiction, The Classics, Eastern European Collections
- Published
- Syracuse University Press, September 14, 2011
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Two novellas by S. Y. Abramovitsh open this collection of the best short works by three influential nineteenth-century Jewish authors. Abra- movitsh’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.
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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 traditions 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.
Three Yiddish Voices
Three nineteenth-century authors appear in Yiddish stories, monologues, and neo-hasidic tales.
Come here for
- Mendele the Book Peddler narrating two novellas
- Aleichem’s Tevye stories and short character monologues
Expect
- Peretz’s neo-hasidic tales draw on hasidic traditions
- An unsentimental look at Jewish life in Eastern Europe
Where it sits
| Jewish Fiction | 81% |
|---|---|
| The Classics | 36% |
| Eastern European Collections | 31% |
Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.
Publisher categories
- The Classics
- Jewish Fiction
- Literary Collections
- Authors
- Ken Frieden, Ted Gorelick, Michael Wex
- Publisher
- Syracuse University Press
- Published
- September 14, 2011
- Format
- Print & ebook
- Reading lane
- The Classics