Tevye the dairyman, and Motl the cantor's son, Sholem Aleichem ; translated by Aliza Shevrin ; introduction by Dan Miron
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Label
Tevye the dairyman, and Motl the cantor's son, Sholem Aleichem ; translated by Aliza Shevrin ; introduction by Dan Miron
Language
eng
Index
no index present
Literary Form
fiction
Main title
Tevye the dairyman
Oclc number
233283722
Responsibility statement
Sholem Aleichem ; translated by Aliza Shevrin ; introduction by Dan Miron
Series statement
Penguin classics
Sub title
and Motl the cantor's son
Summary
"Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son are the most celebrated characters in all of Jewish fiction. Tevye is the lovable, Bible-quoting father of seven daughters, a modern Job whose wisdom, humor, and resilience inspired the lead character in Fiddler on the Roof. Motl is the spirited and mischievous nine-year-old boy who accompanies his family on a journey from their Russian shtetl to New York, and whose comical, poignant, and clear-eyed observations capture with remarkable insight the struggles and hopes and triumphs of Jewish immigrants to America at the turn of the twentieth century"--From publisher