Der Nister's Soviet Years: Yiddish Writer As Witness to the People
In Der Nister's 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 illustrates why Der Nister's work is so important to understandings of Soviet literature,...
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| Format: | Electronic Book |
| Language: | English |
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Bloomington
Indiana University Press
2019
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| In: | Year: 2019 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Ḳruṭiḳov, Mikhaʾel, 1957-, Der Nister's Soviet Years] (2021) (Shternshis, Anna)
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| Series/Journal: | Jews in Eastern Europe Ser.
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| Further subjects: | B
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| Summary: | In Der Nister's 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 illustrates why Der Nister's work is so important to understandings of Soviet literature, the Russian Revolution, and the catastrophic demise of the Jewish community under Stalin. Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: The Symbolist Years, 1907-1929 -- 1. 1929: The Year of the Great Turn and the End of Symbolism -- 2. From Symbolism to Reality: Space, Politics, and Self in Hoyptshtet -- 3. The 1930s in Children's Poetry -- 4. The Generation of 1905 -- 5. Text and Context of The Family Mashber -- 6. The Last Decade, 1939-1949: Revealing "The Hidden" -- Epilogue: Death of the Author and His Afterlife in Literary Criticism, Memoirs, and Fiction -- Bibliography -- Index -- About the Author. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (322 pages) |
| ISBN: | 0253041880 |