PIONEERS by S. A. An-Sky, Michael R. Katz (Trans) ( 9780253012128 )

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Title:

PIONEERS
A TALE OF RUSSIAN-JEWISH LIFE IN THE 1880S

By:

S. A. An-Sky, Michael R. Katz (Trans)

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0253012120

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9780253012128

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Publisher:

INDIANA UNIVERSITY PRESS

Pub. date:

27 February, 2014

Series:

Jewish Literature and Culture

Pages:

164

Description:

Dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. This book reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time.

Synopsis:

S. A. An-sky's novel dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. The action unfolds in the town of M. in the Pale of Settlement, where an engaging cast of characters wrestles with cultural and social issues. Their exploits culminate in helping a young Jewish woman evade an arranged marriage and a young Russian woman leave home so she can pursue her studies at a European university. This startling novel reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time.

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