Publication

2019 - Indiana University Press

Language

English

Word Count

70,000 words, Guess

Page Count

280 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100253041872
  • ISBN-139780253041876
  • Library of Congress Control Number2018031198
  • OCLC Control Number1044773685
  • Better World Books9780253041876
and 1 more

Classifications

  • LCCPJ5129.K27Z78 2019
  • LCCPJ5129.K27 Z78 2019

Description

"In Der Nisters Soviet Years, author Mikhail Krutikov focuses on the second half of the dramatic writing career of Soviet Yiddish writer Der Nister, pen name of Pinhas Kahanovich (1884-1950). Krutikov follows Der Nisters painful but ultimately successful literary transformation from his symbolist roots to social realism under severe ideological pressure from Soviet critics and authorities. This volume reveals how profoundly Der Nister was affected by the destruction of Jewish life during WWII and his own personal misfortunes. While Der Nister was writing a history of his generation, he was arrested for anti-government activities and died tragically from a botched surgery in the Gulag. Krutikov illustrates why Der Nisters work is so important to understandings of Soviet literature, the Russian Revolution, and the catastrophic demise of the Jewish community under Stalin"--

Subjects

Other Editions

  • Nister's Soviet Years: Yiddish Writer As Witness to the PeopleIndiana University Press2019-01-01

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