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

Ḳruṭiḳov, Mikhaʾel, 1957- [Verfasserin/Verfasser]

Bloomington, Indiana : Indiana Univesity Press, [2019] [© 2019]

ix, 308 Seiten

Englisch

Includes bibliographical references and index

978-0-253-04187-6 (pbk. : GBP 31.00); 978-0-253-04186-9 (hardback)

978-0-253-04188-3 (ISBN der parallelen Ausgabe im Fernzugriff)

2018031198

9780253041876

OCoLC: 1129867545     

KK 8510      Ähnliche Literatur

PJ5129.K27

839/.0933

LOC-SH: Nister -- 1884-1950 -- Criticism and interpretation ; Nister -- 1884-1950 ; Yiddish literature -- History and criticism ; Authors, Yiddish -- Soviet Union -- Biography

"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"--