The Exile Book of Yiddish Women Writers

An Anthology of Stories That Looks to the Past So We Might See the Future

Fiction & Literature, Anthologies
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Author: Frieda Johles Forman ISBN: 9781550963762
Publisher: Exile Editions Publication: August 28, 2018
Imprint: Exile Editions Language: English
Author: Frieda Johles Forman
ISBN: 9781550963762
Publisher: Exile Editions
Publication: August 28, 2018
Imprint: Exile Editions
Language: English

Presenting a comprehensive collection of influential Yiddish women writers with new translations, this anthology explores the major transformations and upheavals of the 20th century. Short stories, excerpts, and personal essays are included from 13 writers, and focus on such subjects as family life; sexual awakening; longings for independence, education, and creative expression; the life in Europe surrounding the Holocaust and its aftermath; immigration; and the conflicted entry of Jewish women into the modern world with the restrictions of traditional life and roles. These powerful accounts provide a vital link to understanding the Jewish experience at a time of conflict and tumultuous change.

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Presenting a comprehensive collection of influential Yiddish women writers with new translations, this anthology explores the major transformations and upheavals of the 20th century. Short stories, excerpts, and personal essays are included from 13 writers, and focus on such subjects as family life; sexual awakening; longings for independence, education, and creative expression; the life in Europe surrounding the Holocaust and its aftermath; immigration; and the conflicted entry of Jewish women into the modern world with the restrictions of traditional life and roles. These powerful accounts provide a vital link to understanding the Jewish experience at a time of conflict and tumultuous change.

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