Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son
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For the 150th anniversary of the birth of the "Jewish Mark Twain,"a new translation of his most famous works
Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son are the most celebrated characters in all of Jewish fiction. Tevye is the lovable, Bible-quoting father of seven daughters, a modern Job whose wisdom, humor, and resilience inspired the lead character in Fiddler on the Roof. And Motl is the spirited and mischievous nine-year-old boy who accompanies his family on a journey from their Russian shtetl to New York, and whose comical, poignant, and clear-eyed observations capture with remarkable insight the struggles and hopes and triumphs of Jewish immigrants to America at the turn of the twentieth century. 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.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0143105604
ISBN13:9780143105602
Release Date:January 2009
Publisher:Penguin Classics
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.76 lbs.
Dimensions:0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
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Needs More Tevye
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
Miron writes an excellent introduction with excellent literary analyses of both the Tevye and Motl stories, and that might be the best part of this book. Furthermore, I would not say there is one definitive translator of Aleichem's work - they are all equally talented (and quite talented at that). But, then again, I am not a scholar like Reb Tevye! Also included is a Yiddish glossary. I gave it four stars, though, because I simply wanted more Tevye - but it is also true that no single volume will contain enough Sholem Aleichem to fully sate a reader's appetite.
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