This is the first anthology of translated multilingual Jewish fiction in 25 years: a collection of 18 splendid stories, each translated into English from a different language: Albanian, Croatian, Czech, Danish, French, German, Greek, Hebrew, Hungarian, Italian, Ladino, Polish, Portuguese, Romanian, Russian, Spanish, Turkish, and Yiddish. These compelling, humorous, and moving stories, written by eminent authors that include Shmuel Yosef Agnon, Isaac Babel, and Lili Berger, reflect both the diversities and the commonalities within Jewish culture, and will make you laugh, cry, and think. This beautiful book is easily accessible and enjoyable not only for Jewish readers, but for story-lovers of all backgrounds.
Authors (in the order they appear in the book) include: Elie Wiesel, Varda Fiszbein, S. Y. Agnon, Gábor T. Szántó, Jasminka Domaš, Augusto Segre, Lili Berger, Peter Sichrovsky, Maciej Płaza, Entela Kasi, Norman Manea, Luize Valente, Eliya Karmona, Birte Kont, Michel Fais, Irena Dousková, Mario Levi, and Isaac Babel.
Table of Contents:
Foreword by Josh Lambert
Introduction by Nora Gold
Hostage by Elie Wiesel Translated from French by Catherine Temerson
The Guest by Varda Fiszbein Translated from Spanish by Andrea G. Labinger
And The Crooked Shall Be Made Straight by Y. Agnon Translated from Hebrew by Michael P. Kramer
The First Christmas by Gábor T. Szántó Translated from Hungarian by Walter Burgess and Marietta Morry
Purimspiel by Jasminka Domas Translated from Croatian by Iskra Pavlovic
Purchase of Goods of Dubious Origin by Augusto Segre Translated from Italian by Steve Siporin
The Rebbetzin's Sense of Justice by Lili Berger Translated from Yiddish by Ronnee Jaeger
New York by Peter Sichrovsky Translated from German by John Howard
Golem by Maciej Plaza Translated from Polish by Antonia Lloyd-Jones
Frozen Spring--Jerusalem Returning by Entela Kasi Translated from Albanian by the author with assistance from Sarah Lawson
Place of Birth by Norman Manea Translated from Romanian by Jean Harris
Sonata in Auschwitz by Luize Valente Translated from Portuguese by Claudio Bethencourt
The Washerwoman's Daughter by Eliya Karmona Translated from Judeo-Spanish by Michael Alpert
A Place Nowhere by Birte Kont Translated from Danish by Nina Sokol
The Researcher by Michel Fais Translated from Greek by Mina Karavanta
Luck by Irena Dousková Translated from Czech by David Livingstone
Where Were You When Darkness Fell by Mario Levi Translated from Turkish by Leyla Tonguç Basmaci
Red Cavalry by Isaac Babel Translated from Russian by Boris Dralyuk
