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The Enemy at His Pleasure

A Journey Through the Pale of Settlement During World War I

The Enemy at His Pleasure( )
Author: Ansky, S.
Editor: Neugroschel, Joachim
Translator: Neugroschel, Joachim
ISBN:978-0-8050-5944-1
Publication Date:Apr 2003
Publisher:Henry Holt & Company
Imprint:Metropolitan Books
Book Format:Hardback
List Price:USD $30.00
Book Description:

Finally available in English, the great Yiddish writer's account of a neglected time and place.

Book Details
Pages:352
Detailed Subjects: History / Wars & Conflicts / World War I
History / Jewish
Social Science / Sociology / General
Social Science / Race & Ethnic Relations
Physical Dimensions (W X L X H):6.36 x 9.58 x 1.185 Inches
Book Weight:1.375 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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