Sholem Aleichem
Books by Sholem Aleichem
“He is unique in his ability to document and enliven the lives of millions of Jews who lived in the shtetls” Read more...
David Grossman on the Books That Shaped Him
David Grossman, Novelist
Tevye the Dairyman and The Railroad Stories
by Sholem Aleichem
The Americanization of Tevye was obviously the opportunity of bringing it to a much broader audience. It became a really beloved musical [Fiddler on the Roof]. It did popularize what would otherwise have lain dormant. But at a tremendous cost, because that is not really Tevye.
Inside Kasrilevke
by Sholem Aleichem
Sholem Aleichem is one of the greatest Yiddish authors. What stands out about his work is its humour and its poignancy
Interviews where books by Sholem Aleichem were recommended
Allegra Goodman recommends the best Jewish Fiction
Jewish literature doesn’t have to be written by Jews, says the novelist, but it does have to speak to the Jewish experience. She tells us about the Jewish writing, from Chaim Potok to George Eliot, that means the most to her.
The best books on Jewish Humour, recommended by Ruth Wisse
Ruth Wisse, Martin Peretz Professor of Yiddish Literature and Comparative Literature Emerita at Harvard and author of No Joke: Making Jewish Humour, identifies Tevye the Dairyman as the first standup comic and Sigmund Freud as Jewish humour’s greatest analyst.
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Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son
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The Street of Crocodiles and Other Stories
by Bruno Schultz and Celina Wieniewska (translator) -
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Dubliners
by James Joyce -
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Mario and the Magician and Other Stories
by Thomas Mann -
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History: A Novel
by Elsa Morante and William Weaver (translator)
David Grossman on the Books That Shaped Him
David Grossman on the Books That Shaped Him
David Grossman, renowned Israeli author and winner of the 2017 Man Booker International Prize, shares the books that have shaped his writing, from Sholem Aleichem to James Joyce and Elsa Morante
