The Russian writer Isaac Babel (1894-1940) is widely acknowledged to be one of the great masters of twentieth-century literature, hailed as a genius by such critics as Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe. The work for which he is best known is a cycle of stories called Red Cavalry, …
The Russian writer Isaac Babel (1894-1940) is widely acknowledged to be one of the great masters of twentieth-century literature, hailed as a genius by such critics as Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe. The work for which he is best known is a cycle of stories called Red Cavalry, …
The Russian writer Isaac Babel (1894-1940) is widely acknowledged to be one of the great masters of twentieth-century literature, hailed as a genius by such critics as Lionel Trilling and Irving Howe. The work for which he is best known is a cycle of stories called Red Cavalry, …
Presents the Russian author's stories in new translations, including a chronology and notes on the texts.
[This book] traces the entire arc of [Isaac] Babel's literary career, beginning with Babel's first published story, "Old Shloyme," originally published in 1913, including his Red Cavalry Stories and the ... 1920 Diary, and concluding with two scenes from a screenplay Babel did n…
Presents the collected short stories of a master of the form, along with his letters, plays, diaries, and screenplays.