The first comprehensive biography of one of the most beloved authors of all time: the creator of Tevye the Dairyman, the stories that inspired Fiddler on the Roof.Novelist, playwright, journalist, ess
In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauber traces the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblical times to the age of Twitter. Organizing his book themati
This original and extensively researched book is the first to offer a sustained analysis of Yiddish writers, readers, and texts in the early modern period. Focusing closely on Yiddish literary master
In a major work of scholarship both erudite and very funny, Jeremy Dauberexamines the origins of Jewish comedy and its development from biblicaltimes to the age of Twitter. Organizing Jewish comedy in
Antonio's Devils deals both historically and theoretically with the origins of modern Hebrew and Yiddish literature by tracing the progress of a few remarkable writers who, for various reasons and in
