{"product_id":"classic-yiddish-stories-of-s-y-abramovitsh-sholem-aleichem-and-i-l-peretz-9780815632917","title":"Classic Yiddish Stories of S. Y. Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz","description":"\u003cp\u003eTwo early works by S.Y. Abramovitsh introduce the reader to Abramovitsh s alter ego Mendele the Book Peddler. Mendele narrates both The Little Man and Fishke the Lame. In different voices, he also presents a diverse cast of characters including Isaac Abraham as tailor s apprentice, choirboy, and corrupt businessman. Reb Alter tells of his matchmaking mishap and Fishke relates his travels through the Ukraine with a caravan of beggars.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSholem Aleichem s Tevye reemerges from new translations of \"Hodel\" and \"Chava\" in all of his comic splendor. Notes enable students to follow Tevye s uneven steps through Bible quotations. Four of Sholem Aleichem s other eloquent monologists come back to haunt us in scintillating translations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe selections from Peretz include his finest stories about the hasidim, such as \"Kabbalists,\" \"Teachings of the Hasidim,\" and the ironic tale \"The Rebbe s Pipe.\" A fresh rendering of Peretz s masterpiece \"Between Two Mountains\" represents the meeting of an inspirational rebbe and an awe-inspiring rabbi.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFollowing the translations are three biographical essays about these giants of modern Yiddish literature.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ken Frieden\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Publications in Continuin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/01\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.96lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.22h x 6.35w x 0.75d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815632917\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eKen Frieden\u003c\/b\u003e holds the B. G. Rudolph Chair in Judaic Studies at Syracuse University. His previous book, \u003ci\u003e Clas-\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003esic Yiddish Fiction: Abramovitsh, Sholem Aleichem, and Peretz, \u003c\/i\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eTales of Mendele the Book Peddler. \u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTed Gorelick\u003c\/b\u003e 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 \u003ci\u003eTales of Mendele the Book Peddler\u003c\/i\u003e and in Sholem Aleichem's \u003ci\u003eNineteen to the Dozen: Monologues and Bits and Bobs of Other Things\u003c\/i\u003e (the latter published by Syracuse University Press). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Wex\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eShlepping the Exile\u003c\/i\u003e and of five plays. His translation of S. Y. Abramovitsh's\u003ci\u003e The Wishing-Ring\u003c\/i\u003e was also published by Syracuse University Press.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Publications in Continuin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40191903367283,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_c9bf1768-316c-45ef-a1d8-8e761578b317.jpg?v=1655906882","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/classic-yiddish-stories-of-s-y-abramovitsh-sholem-aleichem-and-i-l-peretz-9780815632917","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}