| Description |
1 online resource (1 online resource (xviii, 286 pages)) : illustrations, digital file |
| Series |
Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art |
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Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art.
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| Contents |
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 |
| Summary |
"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. Although |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 285-286) |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915 -- Translations into English
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Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 -- Translations into English
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Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917 -- Translations into English
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Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917 |
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Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915 |
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Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 |
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Jews -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
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Short stories, Yiddish -- Translations into English
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FICTION -- General.
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LITERARY CRITICISM -- European -- German.
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Jews -- Social life and customs
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Short stories, Yiddish
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| Genre/Form |
Fiction
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Translations
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Wex, Michael, 1954-
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Gorelick, Ted
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Frieden, Ken, 1955-
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Peretz, Isaac Leib, 1851 or 1852-1915.
Short stories. Selections. English
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Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916.
Short stories. Selections. English.
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Mendele Mokher Sefarim, 1835-1917.
Short stories. Selections. English
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| ISBN |
9780815650881 |
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0815650884 |
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