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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. One of the great masterpieces of Russian literatureThroughout his life Isaac Babel was torn by opposing forces, by the desire both to remain faithful to his Jewish roots and yet to be free of them. This duality of vision infuses his work with a powerful energy from the earliest tales including 'Old Shloyme' and 'Childhood', which affirm his Russian-Jewish childhood, to the relatively non-Jewish world of his collection of stories entitled 'Red Cavalry'. Babel's masterpiece, 'Red Cavalry' is the most dramatic expression of his dualism and in his simultaneous acceptance and rejection of his heritage heralds the great American-Jewish writers from Henry Roth to Saul Bellow and Philip Roth. From the early Soviet period, the impassioned short fiction of the great Russian-Jewish writer One of the most powerful short-story writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Babel expressed his sense of inner conflict through disturbing tales that explored the contradictions of Russian society. Whether reflecting on anti-Semitism in stories such as aStory of My Dovecotea and aFirst Love, a or depicting Jewish gangsters in his native Odessa, Babelas eye for the comical laid bare the ironies of history. His masterpiece, aRed Cavalry, a set in the Soviet-Polish war, is one of the classics of modern fiction. By turns flamboyant and restrained, this collection of Babelas best-known stories vividly expresses the horrors of his age. aAmazing not only as literature but as biography.a aRichard Bernstein, "The New York Times" aMarvelously subtle, tragic, and often comic.a aJames Wood, "The New Republic" Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780140449976
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: New. Reissue. One of the most powerful short-story writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Babel expressed his sense of inner conflict through disturbing tales that explored the contradictions of Russian society. Whether reflecting on anti-Semitism in stories such as "Story of My Dovecote" and "First Love," or depicting Jewish gangsters in his native Odessa, Babels eye for the comical laid bare the ironies of history. His masterpiece, "Red Cavalry," set in the Soviet-Polish war, is one of the classics of modern fiction. By turns flamboyant and restrained, this collection of Babels best-known stories vividly expresses the horrors of his age. This translation is based on the complete, original text taken from an unexpurgated Russian edition.For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Seller Inventory # DADAX0140449973
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 400 pages. 7.75x5.00x1.00 inches. In Stock. Seller Inventory # __0140449973