Odessa Stories [electronic resource]
Isaac Babel2018
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A new mass-market edition of the acclaimed stories of violence, crime and sex
'One of those "where have you been all my life?" books'
Nick Lezard, Guardian
In the city of Odessa, the lawless streets hide darker stories of their own.
From the magnetic cruelty of mob boss Benya Krik to the devastating account of a
young Jewish boy caught up in a pogrom, Odessa Stories uncovers the tales of
gangsters, prostitutes, beggars and smugglers: no one can escape the pungent,
sinewy force of Isaac Babel's pen.
Translated with precision and sensitivity by Boris Dralyuk, whose rendering of
the rich Odessan slang is pitch-perfect, this acclaimed new translation of
Odessa Stories contains the grittiest of Babel's tales, considered by many to be
some of the greatest masterpieces of twentieth-century Russian literature.
Isaac Babel was a short-story writer, playwright, literary translator and
journalist. He joined the Red Army as a correspondent during the Russian civil
war. The fi...
Main title:
Odessa Stories [electronic resource] / Isaac Babel
Author:
Isaac Babel, Author
Imprint:
[Place of publication not identified] : Pushkin Press, 2018
Collation:
1 online resource (1 text file) (192 pages)
Audience:
General/trade
System details:
Platform: epubMode of access: Internet
ISBN:
9781782275527
Language:
English
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BRN:
433380
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