<b>A collection of “electric, heroically wrought” Russian short stories of violence, crime, and sex set in Ukraine—for fans of hard-boiled fiction by Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett (John Updike)</b><br><b></b><br>Odessa was a uniquely Jewish city, and the stories of Isaac Babel—a Jewish man, writing in Russian and born in Odessa—uncover its tough underbelly around the time of the Russian Revolution. Gangsters, prostitutes, beggars, smugglers: no one escapes the pungent, sinewy force of Babel’s pen.<br> <br> From the tales of the magnetic cruelty of Benya Krik—infamous mob boss, and one of the great anti-heroes of Russian literature—to the devastating semi-autobiographical account of a young Jewish boy caught up in a pogrom, this collection of stories is considered one of the great masterpieces of twentieth-century Russian literature.<br><br> Translated with precision and sensitivity by Boris Dralyuk, whose rendering of the ric
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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...
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Den jødiske gettoen i Odessa på begynnelsen av 1900-tallet er rammen for Isaak Babels fantastiske fortellinger. Odessa er den pulserende, kosmopolitiske havnebyen i tsarriket, utsatt for indre og ytre trusler. <br/> <br/>Først møter vi...
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<b>A new selection of Isaac Babel''s 26 most vital and beautiful stories, in acclaimed translations by Boris Dralyuk</b><br><br>Isaac Babel honed one of the most distinctive styles in all Russian literature. Brashly conversational...
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Isaac Bashevis Singer''s work explores humanity in all of its guises. This collection of forty-seven short stories, selected by Singer himself from across the whole of his career, brings together the best of his writing. From the supernatural...
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