Nineteen To the Dozen
Author | : Sholem Aleichem |
Publisher | : Syracuse University Press |
Total Pages | : 196 |
Release | : 2000-04-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 0815606346 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780815606345 |
Rating | : 4/5 (46 Downloads) |
Download or read book Nineteen To the Dozen written by Sholem Aleichem and published by Syracuse University Press. This book was released on 2000-04-01 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The author of classic Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem—best known for having inspired the popular play, Fiddler on the Roof, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. The implied listeners—a rabbi, a doctor, or the author himself—says virtually nothing. Aleichem pretends to have transcribed these private performances for the reader's benefit.