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by Sholem Aleichem; Aliza Shevrin (Translator); Introduction by Dan Miron

For the 150th anniversary of the birth of the "Jewish MarkTwain,"a new translation of his most famous works

Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son are themost celebrated characters in all of Jewish fiction. Tevye is the lovable,Bible-quoting father of seven daughters, a modern Job whosewisdom, humor, and resilience inspired the lead character in Fiddleron the Roof. And Motl is the spirited and mischievous nine-year-oldboy who accompanies his family on a journey from their Russianshtetl to New York, and whose comical, poignant, and clear-eyedobservations capture with remarkable insight the struggles andhopes and triumphs of Jewish immigrants to America at the turn ofthe twentieth century.


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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.

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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.

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  • Title Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son
  • Author Sholem Aleichem; Aliza Shevrin (Translator); Introduction by Dan Miron
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: Repri
  • Pages 416
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group, U.S.A.
  • Date 2009-01-27
  • ISBN 9780143105602 / 0143105604
  • Weight 0.7 lbs (0.32 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 in (19.30 x 12.70 x 2.29 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects Sholem Aleichem
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2008028578
  • Dewey Decimal Code 839.133

About the author

Sholem Aleichem is the pen name of Sholem Rabinovitch (1859-1916), the most beloved writer in Yiddish literature. Born in Russia, he fled the pogroms and immigrated to New York in 1905. Aliza Shevrin is the foremost translator of Sholem Aleichem, having translated eight other volumes of his fiction. She lives in Ann Arbor.
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