Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son Paperback - 2009
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.
Summary
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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- 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
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