An insightful and well-documented biography about the beloved and successful 19th century Yiddish writer, Jacob Dinezon. Called the "Father of the Jewish Realistic Romance" and author of the first bestselling Yiddish novel, Dinezon was closely associated with the leading Jewish writers of his day, including Sholem Abramovitsh (Mendele Moykher Sforim), Sholem Aleichem, and I. L. Peretz. Dinezon wrote poignant stories about Eastern European shtetl life and focused on the emotional conflicts affecting young people as the modern ideas of the Jewish Enlightenment challenged traditional religious...
An insightful and well-documented biography about the beloved and successful 19th century Yiddish writer, Jacob Dinezon. Called the "Father of the Jew...
