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Title: The Letters of Menakhem-Mendl, Sheyne-Sheyndl and Motl. the Cantor's Son by Sholem Aleichem, Hillel Halkin, Sholem Aleichem ISBN: 0-300-09246-6 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $35.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Not a success.
Comment: I've heard that Shalom Aleichem has a great verbal dexterity in the original Yiddish. I have no reason to doubt it, but I have to take it on faith. I also have no complaints about the translation. If the language is not as playful as, say, S.J. Perelman or better episodes of "Moonlighting" or "Sex and the City," well, what do I expect, it's a translation.
These novels are not complete failures, but I did not get caught up in them at all, and they kept reminding me of better works. Menachem-Mendl and Motl's family's schemes are so transparently hare-brained and sometimes not quite above board that there was little suspense or sympathy from me. Think of Angel from "The Rockford Files," but denser. The second half of "Motl" (in America) may be of some sociological interest, but it constantly reminded me of the far superior "The Rise of David Levinsky." If you like Shirley Temple movies, you may find this similarly charming.
Rating: 4
Summary: Engaging new translation
Comment: I enjoyed this translation of the Letters & Motl tremendously! Motl especially has stayed close to what I hope the original Yiddish serial is like. In any case, this translation is by far the better translation when you compare it to the one done by Aleichem's granddaughter, who 'cleaned' hers up much too much in English. Yiddish is a rolicking, (potentially) earthy language, & this edition has kept that spirit.
I'd love to see more new translations of Aleichem's works-- hopefully this is a trend that will keep going!
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Title: Tevye the Dairyman and the Railroad Stories by Sholem Aleichem, Hillel Halkin ISBN: 0805210695 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1996 List Price(USD): $15.00 |
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Title: The I. L. Peretz Reader by Ruth R. Wisse ISBN: 0300092458 Publisher: Yale University Press Pub. Date: 01 June, 2002 List Price(USD): $18.00 |
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Title: The Case for Israel by Alan Dershowitz ISBN: 047146502X Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Pub. Date: 01 August, 2003 List Price(USD): $19.95 |
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Title: Modern English-Yiddish, Yiddish-English Dictionary by Uriel. Weinreich ISBN: 0805205756 Publisher: Schocken Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1978 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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