Jewish Folktales
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Book Overview
Translated by Hillel Halkin, this is a remarkably diverse and immensely entertaining gathering of Jewish legends and the first worldwide anthology of Jewish folktales.It draws from both traditional Eastern European literary sources and the vast body of oral material from the Middle East and North Africa.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0385195745
ISBN13:9780385195744
Release Date:November 1989
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Length:470 Pages
Weight:1.29 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.1" x 9.2"
Customer Reviews
2 ratings
A hasid of a different kind
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Had Pinchas Sadeh been born in another world, say that of the Hasidut of the eighteenth or nineteenth centuries he would have been a supreme storyteller, a master maker of aggadot of faith. For in him there is a spiritual longing and quest. And this defines his work throughout, a quest and a very individual approach to life, and literature. There are signs that towards the end of his life he moved closer to the Jewish Tradition, and this is reflected in this volume of retellings. Sadeh was above all a poet, and he infuses his retellings with poetic feeling. The excellent translation is by Hillel Halkin.
"outstanding accomplishment'"
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
This was a very well perpared book of collected jewish Fairy Tales that was absolutley outstanding in how it was written and how it is presented to the reader. These are very interesting and magical stories that should be read by everyone. I highly recomend this book and this is the best book on its subject.
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