Modern Hebrew literature
By: edited, with introductions and notes, by Robert Alter.
Contributors: Alter, Robert.
Series: Library of Jewish studies
Publisher: Behrman House
Published: 1975
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 398
Subjects: Short stories, Hebrew -- Translations into English; Jews -- Social life and customs -- Fiction
Notes: Bibliography: p. 393-398.
Table of contents: title: Mendele Mocher Sforim. Shem and Japheth on the train.; title: Peretz, Y. L. Scenes from Limbo.; title: Feierberg, M. Z. In the evening.; title: Ahad Ha-Am. Imitation and assimilation.; title: Bialik, H. N. The short Friday. Revealment and concealment in language.; title: Brenner, Y. H. The way out.; title: Barash, A. At heaven's gate.; title: Agnon, S. Y. Agunot. The lady and the peddler. At the outset of the day. Forevermore.; title: Hazaz, H. Rahamim. The sermon.; title: Yizhar, S. The prisoner.; title: Amichai, Y. The times my father died.; title: Oz, A. Before his time.; title: Yehoshua, A. B. Facing the forests.