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Descent - Bergelson, Dovid, and Sherman, Joseph (Translated by)

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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 ...

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Descent
1999, Modern Language Association of America, an Imprint of Modern Language..., New York, NY

ISBN-13: 9780873527880

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