Classic Yiddish Stories of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz / Edition 1

by Ken Frieden, Ted Gorelick, Michael Wex, I. L. Peretz

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780815607601
Publisher:	Syracuse University Press
Publication date:	03/28/2004
Series:	Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music and Art Series
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	6.35(w) x 9.22(h) x 0.75(d)

About the Author

Ken Frieden holds the B. G. Rudolph Chair in Judaic Studies at Syracuse University. His previous book, Clas-
sic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz, is a study of the authors anthologized in this volume. Frieden's other work includes numerous scholarly essays as well as English editions of Sholem Aleichem's monologues and of S. Y. Abramovitsh's Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler.

Ted Gorelick specialized in the translation of Eastern European literature and won critical acclaim for his English renditions of S. Y. Abramovitsh's fiction. His original translations may be found in Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler and in Sholem Aleichem's Nineteen to the Dozen: Monologues and Bits and Bobs of Other Things (the latter published by Syracuse University Press).

Michael Wex is the author of Shlepping the Exile and of five plays. His translation of S. Y. Abramovitsh's The Wishing-Ring was also published by Syracuse University Press.

Editorial Reviews

Showcases to superb effect the short fiction of Yiddish writing's three early masters. Frieden has done an excellent editing job, and the translators deserve applause for their meticulous work. Highly recommended for Jewish studies collections.-- "Library Journal"

This is a book for every collection--university, synagogue, yeshiva, and public library--and is highly recommended for your personal library.-- "AJL Newsletter"

From the Publisher

This is a book for every collection-university, synagogue, yeshiva, and public library-and is highly recommended for your personal library.

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