The writings of David Bergelson-virtually unknown to readers in the United States-are now available in this exciting collection. Composed of two short stories and a novella, this volume brings to life Bergelson's rich, elegiac prose. Golda Werman's highly literate translation perfectly captures his elusive literary style.

Bergelson's writings evoke the declining world of small-town Eastern European Jews. His world captures the dreariness of the uncommitted life. His characters are cast adrift in a society whose traditions are coming unhinged by powerful modernist forces. In her Introduction Werman offers readers an engaging and tragic portrait of Bergelson, who was arrested on orders from Stalin and died in a prison camp in 1952.

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 11/01/1996
ISBN: 9780815604020
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.47lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.51w x 0.54d

Review Citations: Kirkus Reviews 12/15/1996 pg. 1767
Library Journal 12/01/1996 pg. 149
New York Times 03/09/1997 pg. 19