ISBN:
9780815632917
Language:
English
Pages:
XVIII, 286 S.
,
Ill.
Edition:
1. paperback ed.
Year of publication:
2011
Series Statement:
Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
DDC:
839/.13010803
Keywords:
Mendele Mokher Sefarim
;
Sholem Aleichem
;
Peretz, Isaac Leib
;
Short stories, Yiddish Translations into English
;
Jews Social life and customs
;
Fiction
;
Anthologie
;
Jiddisch
;
Kurzgeschichte
;
Übersetzung
;
Englisch
;
Geschichte 1864-1917
Abstract:
Abramovitsh : The liitle man -- Fishke the lame ; Aleichem : Hodel -- Chava -- Holiday dainties ; Advice ; Joseph ; A business with a greenhorn ; Peretz : Shtrayml -- Kabbalists -- Teachings of the Hasidim -- The rebbe's pipe -- If not higher -- Between two mountains. "Two novellas by S.Y. Abramovitsh open this collection of the best short works by three influential nineteenth-century Jewish authors, Abramovitsh'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." "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 tradition in the service of modern literature." "These stories provide an unsentimental look back at Jewish life in Eastern Europe.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references
