{"product_id":"the-i-l-peretz-reader","title":"The I. L. Peretz Reader","description":"\u003cp\u003eIsaac Leybush Peretz (18521915) is one of the most influential figures of modern Jewish culture. Born in Poland and dedicated to Yiddish culture  he recognized that Jews needed to adapt to their times while preserving their cultural heritage  and his captivating and beautiful writings explore the complexities inherent in the struggle between tradition and the desire for progress. This book  which presents a memoir  poem  travelogue  and twenty-six stories by Peretz  also provides a detailed essay about Peretzs life by Ruth R. Wisse. This edition of the book includes as well Peretzs great visionary drama A Night in the Old Marketplace  in a rhymed  performable translation by Hillel Halkin.  If you want to discover the beauty  the depth  the unique wonder of Yiddish literatureread this volume by its Master. Elie Wiesel  For any American reader  this will be a handy and skillfully edited selection of the most representative writings of one of the masters of world literature. For any Jewish American reader  it will also be a monument in commemoration of . . . a writer who . . . laid the foundations for the modern Yiddish literary tradition. Stanislaw Baranczak  The New Republic  The tales  which occupy most of the book  vary widely. Some have the form and tone of simple folk tales. Others suggest a Hasidic-like mysticism  sometimes approaching the surreal. The best  I think combine both a sympathy for the values of the shtetl and a note of irony. Richard Eder  Los Angeles Times Book Review  Peretzs works stand in brilliantly evocative tribute to a bygone era. Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44945881202741,"sku":"ByrdShop_0300092458","price":31.9,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780300092455_ae4f8c44-db8d-443a-ad83-a1629df1132b.jpg?v=1770158124","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/the-i-l-peretz-reader","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}