The stories of David Bergelson
Subtitle: Yiddish short fiction from Russia
By: translated and with an introduction by Golda Werman ; with a foreword by Aharon Appelfeld.
Contributors: Werman, Golda, 1930-
Edition: 1st ed.
Series: Judaic traditions in literature, music, and art
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Syracuse, NY
Language: eng
Number of pages: 157
Subjects: Bergelson, David, 1884-1952 -- Translations into English
Description: The writings of David Bergelson - virtually unknown to readers in the United States - are now available in this exciting collection Composed of two short stories and a novella, this volume brings to life Bergelson's rich, elegiac prose. Golda Werman's highly literate translation perfectly captures his elusive literary style.

Bergelson's writings evoke the declining world of small-town Eastern European Jews. His world captures the dreariness of the uncommitted life. His characters are cast adrift in a society whose traditions are coming unhinged by powerful modernist forces. In her Introduction Werman offers readers an engaging and tragic portrait of Bergelson, who was arrested on orders from Stalin and died in a prison camp in 1952.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 155-157)