Random Harvest
Random Harvest
副标题: The Novellas of C. N. Bialik
ISBN: 9780813367118
出版社: Westview Press
出版年: 1999-06-01
定价: USD 28.00
装帧: Hardcover
内容简介
The first English collection of the novellas of one of the leading figures in modern Hebrew literature
Chaim Nachman Bialik (1873-1934) is celebrated as one of the leading figures in modern Jewish literature. Although most famous for his Hebrew poems, Bialik was also a master of short prose. Often expressing a realism and social awareness associated with the Russia of his youth, Bialik's stories showcase his gift for lyricism, his deft use of symbolism, and his sense of humor, captured in engaging vignettes of life in the Ukrainian countryside.
David Patterson and Ezra Spicehandler have combined their formidable literary talents to produce a new translation of six of Bialik's novellas. Random Harvest: The Novellas of C. N. Bialik is written in contemporary English and takes into account the large and important corpus of Bialik criticism that has been published over the years. This stunning new translation not only evokes the subtleties of the original Hebrew, it also reveals nuances which have eluded previous translators of Bialik's prose.The novellas in this collection: "Random Harvest," "Behind the Fence," "The Shamed Trumpet," "Big Harry," "The Short Friday," and "The Legend of Three and Four," are each accompanied by a brief introduction. In addition, the book contains a complete glossary, making Random Harvest the most accessible collection of Bialik's stories available.