Format:
1 Online-Ressource (xxix, 325 pages)
Edition:
Online-Ausg.
ISBN:
0300092466
,
0300128630
,
1480440833
,
9780300092462
,
9780300128635
,
9781480440838
Series Statement:
New Yiddish library
Uniform Title:
Menaḥem-Mendl
Content:
New translations of two comic novels by the pre-eminent Yiddish writer Sholem Aleichem. 'The Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl' portrays a tumultuous marriage through letters exchanged between the title character, an itinerant bumbler seeking his fortune in the cities of Russia before departing alone for the New World, and his scolding wife, who becomes increasingly fearful, jealous, and mystified. 'Motl, the Cantor's Son' is the first-person narrative of a mischievous and keenly observant boy who emigrates with his family from Russia to America. The final third of the story takes place in New York, making this Sholem Aleichem's only major work to be set in the United States
Content:
The letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl: -- Londons : the Odessa exchange -- Stocks & bonds : the Yehupetz exchange -- Millions : traders, agents, and speculators -- An honorable profession : Menakhem-Mendl becomes a writer -- It's no go : Menakhem-Mendl the matchmaker -- Always a loser : Menakhem-Mendl the insurance agent -- -- Motl, the cantor's son: -- Part one -- Part two
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 319-325)
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Sholem Aleichem, 1859-1916 Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl New Haven : Yale University Press, ©2002
Language:
English
URL:
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Author information:
Sholem Aleykhem 1859-1916
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