This marvellous collection of Yiddish classics, some never before translated into English, offers a full and wonderfully vivid array of shtetl life from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Translated and edited by one of the foremost experts on Yiddish literature and 3-time winner of the PEN translation prize, this unique collection includes not only early religious writings and engaging Hassidic yarns but also colourful stories of latter-day realism, fantasy and satire. '...a lively - and sometimes tragic - history of a ...
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This marvellous collection of Yiddish classics, some never before translated into English, offers a full and wonderfully vivid array of shtetl life from the Middle Ages to the 20th century. Translated and edited by one of the foremost experts on Yiddish literature and 3-time winner of the PEN translation prize, this unique collection includes not only early religious writings and engaging Hassidic yarns but also colourful stories of latter-day realism, fantasy and satire. '...a lively - and sometimes tragic - history of a vanished civilisation' - Chicago Tribune
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Good. No owners' marks; there is smudging on the bottom page block edge and some light dust spotting on the top edge, otherwise pages are clean and crisp; binding is square and tight; the soft cover shows some delicate wear at the front free corners, and there is a glue ripple at the upper spine, otherwise excellent.
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