Two Jews on a Train - Stories from the Old Country and the New

"Somewhere between Isaac Bashevis Singer and Morey Amsterdam."--"Kirkus Reviews"
Two Jews were on a train: "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost," says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which--thanks to a masterful translation by Catherine Tihanyi--we can hear the voices of generations using humor to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself.

Résumé

So two Jews were on a train. "All Eastern European Jewish jokes start this way, or almost" says Adam Biro, who has assembled this rich volume of such stories, tales in which we hear the voices of generations using humour to teach about the delicacy, anguish, and unpredictability of life itself.

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Adam Biro, Biro Adam
• Collaboration: University Of Chicago Press (Editeur), Catherine Tihanyi (Traduction), Tihanyi Catherine (Traduction)
• Edition: University Presses
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Livre de poche
• Sortie: 01.09.2002
• EAN: 9780226052168
• ISBN: 978-0-226-05216-8
• Pages: 144
• Dimensions: 14 mm x 22 mm x 1 mm
• Poids: 198 g
• Thème: Stories from the Old Country a
• Catégories: Littérature > Littérature (récits) > Essais, chroniques, critiques littéraires, entretiens; French, HUMOR / Form / Essays, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Jewish Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Essays, Humour, Jewish Studies, Literary essays, Relating to Jewish people and groups, Social groups: religious groups and communities