{"product_id":"tevye-the-dairyman-and-motl-the-cantors-son-paperback","title":"Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSholem Aleichem\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAliza Shevrin\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator), \u003cb\u003eDan Miron\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFor the 150th anniversary of the birth of the \"Jewish Mark Twain,\"a new translation of his most famous works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eTevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son\u003c\/i\u003e are the most celebrated characters in all of Jewish fiction. Tevye is the lovable, Bible-quoting father of seven daughters, a modern Job whose wisdom, humor, and resilience inspired the lead character in \u003ci\u003eFiddler on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e. And Motl is the spirited and mischievous nine-year-old boy who accompanies his family on a journey from their Russian shtetl to New York, and whose comical, poignant, and clear-eyed observations capture with remarkable insight the struggles and hopes and triumphs of Jewish immigrants to America at the turn of the twentieth century. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSholem Aleichem\u003c\/b\u003e is the pen name of Sholem Rabinovitch (1859-1916), the most beloved writer in Yiddish literature. Born in Russia, he fled the pogroms and immigrated to New York in 1905. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAliza Shevrin\u003c\/b\u003e is the foremost translator of Sholem Aleichem, having translated eight other volumes of his fiction. She lives in Ann Arbor.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 7.6 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 27, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51753834348832,"sku":"9780143105602","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/b0f96d17051ab207c5fa0cb3dd6bfa1a.webp?v=1780028141","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/tevye-the-dairyman-and-motl-the-cantors-son-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}