The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel (English) Paperback Book

Description: The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Cynthia Ozick "A book that will last, that you will reread all your life and then pass on to your grandchildren. Or ask to be buried with."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Following the historic publication of Nortons The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalins secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babels stories for years to come. Author Biography Isaac Babel was a journalist, playwright, and short story writer, whose works include the Russian masterpieces Red Cavalry and The Odessa Tales. He was arrested and executed in a Soviet prison in 1940. Nathalie Babel, his daughter, edited two other books of Babels writing and is the author of Hugo and Dostoevsky. Peter Constantine is the director of the Program in Literary Translation at the University of Connecticut, the publisher of World Poetry Books, and editor-in-chief of the magazine New Poetry in Translation. A prolific translator from several modern and classical languages, Constantine was awarded the PEN Translation Prize for Six Early Stories by Thomas Mann, the National Translation Award for The Undiscovered Chekhov, the Helen and Kurt Wolff Translators Prize for his translation of The Bird Is a Raven by Benjamin Lebert, and the Koret Jewish Book Award and a National Jewish Book Award citation for The Complete Works of Isaac Babel. Review "[The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel] opened a door in my mind, and behind that door I found the room where I wanted to spend the rest of my life." -- Paul Auster"A monumental book." -- Jonathan Rosen - New York Times Book Review"A celebration of literary genius framed by twentieth-century tragedy…[Babels stories] have an electrifying cumulative impact…He is a writer who stabs the mind and the heart and the inner eye with short, savage strokes." -- Richard Bernstein - New York Times"A triumph…Peter Constantines translation is extraordinary." -- James Wood - The New Republic Review Quote "[The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel] opened a door in my mind, and behind that door I found the room where I wanted to spend the rest of my life." Details ISBN0393324028 Author Cynthia Ozick Short Title COLL STORIES OF ISAAC BABEL Language English ISBN-10 0393324028 ISBN-13 9780393324020 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 2002 Pages 512 Residence US Birth 1894 Death 1941 DOI 10.1604/9780393324020 UK Release Date 2002-11-19 Imprint WW Norton & Co Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States AU Release Date 2002-11-19 NZ Release Date 2002-11-19 US Release Date 2002-11-19 Translator Peter Constantine Affiliation University of Connecticut Position Professor of Sociology, Chair and Adjunct Professor of History of Health Sciences Qualifications Ph.D. Illustrations Maps Publisher WW Norton & Co Publication Date 2002-11-19 Edited by Nathalie Babel Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:7254870;

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