The stories of David Bergelson: Yiddish short fiction from Russia

Yiddish short fiction from Russia by a writer who embraced Communism, only to become disillusioned, which led to his imprisonment and death in a gulag. There are three stories, Remnants, on a woman seeking happiness, Impoverished, on a father and his daughters, and Departing, which looks at the effe...

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Main Author: Bergelson, Daṿid 1884-1952 (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Yiddish
Published: [Syracuse, NY] Syracuse Univ. Press 1996
Edition:1. ed.
Series:Jewish traditions in literature, music, and art
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Summary:Yiddish short fiction from Russia by a writer who embraced Communism, only to become disillusioned, which led to his imprisonment and death in a gulag. There are three stories, Remnants, on a woman seeking happiness, Impoverished, on a father and his daughters, and Departing, which looks at the effect of a suicide on the friends and family of the victim.
Physical Description:XXXII, 157 S. Ill.
ISBN:0815604025

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