Read Anywhere and on Any Device!

Subscribe to Read | $0.00

Join today and start reading your favorite books for Free!

Create Free Account

Descent

Dovid Bergelson

0/5 ( ratings)

Descent, a novella published in 1920, is set against the background of Jewish life in Russia and Ukraine during the turbulent period leading up to the October Revolution of 1917, a period characterized by the rise of secularism, the rejection of old traditions, the alienation of intellectuals, and the attempt of different generations to find a place for themselves inside and out of the shtetl.

The novella centers on the mystery of the suicide of a young pharmacist in Rakitne, a provincial town. Did his death have anything to do with the two women who loved him? Was it the result of despair or an act of protest? And if protest, against what? His old friend seeks answers but finds none. The prose is immaculately crafted, the narrative indirect, and the mood poignant, dark, and disquieting.

Language: English

Pages: 292

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America

Release: January 01, 1999

ISBN: 0873527887

ISBN 13: 9780873527880

Descent

Dovid Bergelson

0/5 ( ratings)

Descent, a novella published in 1920, is set against the background of Jewish life in Russia and Ukraine during the turbulent period leading up to the October Revolution of 1917, a period characterized by the rise of secularism, the rejection of old traditions, the alienation of intellectuals, and the attempt of different generations to find a place for themselves inside and out of the shtetl.

The novella centers on the mystery of the suicide of a young pharmacist in Rakitne, a provincial town. Did his death have anything to do with the two women who loved him? Was it the result of despair or an act of protest? And if protest, against what? His old friend seeks answers but finds none. The prose is immaculately crafted, the narrative indirect, and the mood poignant, dark, and disquieting.

Language: English

Pages: 292

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Modern Language Association of America

Release: January 01, 1999

ISBN: 0873527887

ISBN 13: 9780873527880

More books from Dovid Bergelson

Story of the Eye

3.7/5 ( ratings)

The Shadows of Berlin: The Berlin Stories of Dovid Bergelson

3.8/5 ( ratings)

Judgment: A Novel

3.6/5 ( ratings)

A Shtetl and Other Yiddish Novellas

3.6/5 ( ratings)

Meesters der Jiddische vertelkunst

Royaumes juifs: Trésors de la littérature yiddish, Tome 1

The End of Everything

As Histórias de Faivl

Alrededor de la estación (Spanish Edition)

Eygns

Rate this book!

Write a review?