Sholem Aleichem
Author
Publisher
The Jewish Publication Society
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"This first-ever translation of Sholom Aleichem's rediscovered innovative novel, Moshkeleh the Thief has a riveting plot, an unusual love story, and a keenly observed portrayal of an underclass Jew replete with characters never before been seen in Yiddish literature. The eponymous hero, Moshkeleh, is a robust chap and horse thief. When Tsireleh, daughter of a tavern keeper, flees to a monastery with the man she loves--a non-Jew she met at the tavern--the...
Author
Series
Modern library of the world's best books volume 145
Publisher
Modern Library
Pub. Date
[1956, c1954]
Language
English