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MENDELE MOYKHER-SFORIM, SHOLEM-ALEYKHEM AND I.L. PERETZ. - The Three Great Classic Writers of Modern Yiddish Literature: Selected Works - 3 Volumes Complete
Joseph Simon / Pangloss Press. 1996. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, 1996, Very Good Condition, 3 Vols, Hardcover + Dustjacket, 430, 492, 485pp + Illustrations Volume 1: Selected Works of Mendele Moykher-Sforim Here, for the first time, translated and collected in one volume, are several of the most celebrated works of Mendele. Two complete novels are presented, one of which, The Little Man, published in Yiddish in 1864, is considered the book that started the modern Yiddish literary renaissance. Also presented for the first time in its entirety in English translation is Mendele's Notes for My Biography, as well as selections from three of Mendele's greatest novels, a complete short story, a scholarly introduction including a biography, chronology, bibliography and glossary. Volume 2: Selected Works of Sholem-Aleykhem: This anthology gathers together the most complete translation published to date of Sholem-Aleykhem's Tevye stories - on which Fiddler on the Roof is based - as well as another complete Sholem-Aleykhem novel, called Stempenyu, about a Jewish klezmer. There are selections from seven other novels and from Sholem-Aleykhem's charming autobiography. Also included are two popular songs he penned; a humorous personal letter to the great poet, Byalik; and an essay, "Why Do the Jews Need a Land of Their Own?" Volume 3: Selected Works of I. L. Peretz: An anthology of fiction, plays, poetry, letters, memoirs, and speeches by the father of modern Yiddish literature. Includes an introduction on his role in Yiddish literature and Jewish culture and the political culture of his times, essays by friends and associates, a chronology, a biographical sketch, b&w photos and illustrations, and a glossary. Very Good/Very Good.
EUR 145.00 [Appr.: US$ 157.79 | £UK 124.25 | JP¥ 24571] Booknumber: 015855
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EUR 145.00 [Appr.: US$ 157.79 | £UK 124.25 | JP¥ 24571] Booknumber: 015855
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Total: EUR 145.00 [Appr.: US$ 157.79 | £UK 124.25 | JP¥ 24571]
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