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The Dybbuk

And Other Writings

The Dybbuk( )
Author: Ansky, S.
ISBN:978-0-8052-1070-5
Publication Date:Oct 1996
Publisher:Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Imprint:Schocken
Book Format:Paperback
List Price:USD $14.00
Book Description:

S. Ansky played a seminal role in the establishment of modern Jewish fiction. This generous collection of his work includes the classic drama, The Dybbuk, a haunting tale of ill-fated love, possession, and exorcism in an Eastern European village.

Book Details
Pages:279
Detailed Subjects: Fiction / Literary
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):5.07 x 8.19 Inches
Book Weight:0.525 Pounds
Author Biography
Ansky, S. (Author)
Born in a small town in Belorussia, Ansky studied in traditional Jewish schools and was also self-educated. His writing reflects his democratic ideas and love for the poor and underprivileged, which also prompted his interest in folk psychology and in folklore, its artistic reflection.

Ansky gave a highly poetic and symbolic interpretation to a popular folk belief in his play The Dybbuk, which is the story of a dead soul that enters the body of a living person as a malevolent spirit. The play is a classic of Yiddish theater.

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