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Der Nister's Soviet Years: Yiddish Writer as Witness to the People

Der Nister's Soviet Years: Yiddish Writer as Witness to the People

Krutikov, Mikhail

Hardcover

Series: Jews of Eastern Europe

Literary CriticismRussian History

ISBN10: 0253041864
ISBN13: 9780253041869
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: Apr 24 2019
Pages: 312
Weight: 1.32
Height: 0.75 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

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.

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