Der Nister's Soviet Years: Yiddish Writer as Witness to the People Contributor(s): Krutikov, Mikhail (Author) |
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ISBN: 0253041872 ISBN-13: 9780253041876 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $37.62 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2019 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | European - German - Literary Criticism | Eastern European (see Also Russian & Former Soviet Union) - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union |
Dewey: 839.093 |
LCCN: 2018031198 |
Series: Jews in Eastern Europe |
Physical Information: 0.67" H x 6" W x 9" (0.95 lbs) 312 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Germany |
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Publisher Description: In Der Nister's Soviet Years, author Mikhail Krutikov focuses on the second half of the dramatic writing career of Soviet Yiddish writer Der Nister, pen name of Pinhas Kahanovich (1884-1950). Krutikov follows Der Nister's painful but ultimately successful literary transformation from his symbolist roots to social realism under severe ideological pressure from Soviet critics and authorities. This volume reveals how profoundly Der Nister was affected by the destruction of Jewish life during WWII and his own personal misfortunes. While Der Nister was writing a history of his generation, he was arrested for anti-government activities and died tragically from a botched surgery in the Gulag. Krutikov illustrates why Der Nister's work is so important to understandings of Soviet literature, the Russian Revolution, and the catastrophic demise of the Jewish community under Stalin. |