The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel - Softcover

Isaac Babel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0452006678 ISBN 13: 9780452006676

Publisher: Plume, 1974

Synopsis

"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

Following the historic publication of Norton's 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 Stalin's 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 Babel's stories for years to come. Maps

About this title

About the Author

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.

Language Notes

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

Edition details

• Publisher: Plume
• Publication date: 1974
• ISBN 10: 0452006678
• ISBN 13: 9780452006676
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Number of pages: 382
• Editor: Malter Morison