description: The founding father of modern Yiddish fiction, Abramovitsh created a rich tapestry of small-town Jewish life in the Russian Pale of Settlement with stories full of humor, heart, and homespun truths. Here are two of his best-known and best-loved "Fishke the Lame" and "Benjamin the Third."From the Trade Paperback edition.
language: English
title: Tales of Mendele the Book Peddler
publisher: Random House Value Publishing