Isaac Babel

The Complete Works of Isaac Babel

Herausgeber: Babel, Nathalie / Übersetzer: Constantine, Peter

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Finally in paperback, this "monumental collection; gathers all of Babel's deft and brutal writing, including a wide array of previously unavailable material, from never-before-translated stories to plays and film scripts" (David Ulin, Los Angeles Times). Reviewing the work in The New Republic, James Woods wrote that this groundbreaking volume "represents a triumph of translating, editing, and publishing. Beautiful to hold, scholarly and also popularly accessible, it is an enactment of love." Considered one of the greatest writers of the twentieth century, Isaac Babel has left his mark on a generation of readers and writers. This book will stand as Babel's final, most enduring legacy. Winner of the Koret Jewish Book Award; A New York Times Notable Book, a and Library Journal Best Book, a Washington Post Book World Rave, a Village Voice Favorite Book of the Year.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blue Guides Limited of London
• Seitenzahl: 1072
• Erscheinungstermin: November 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 232mm x 166mm x 38mm
• Gewicht: 1152g
• ISBN-13: 9780393328240
• ISBN-10: 0393328244
• Artikelnr.: 21662533

Autorenporträt

Isaac Babel was a journalist, playwright, and short story writer, whose works include the Russian masterpieces Red Cavalry and The Odessa Tales. He was arrested and executed in a Soviet prison in 1940.

Rezensionen

"A celebration of literary genius framed by 20th-century tragedy."