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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Red Cavalryby Isaac Babel
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:One of the great masterpieces of Russian literature, the Red Cavalry cycle retains today the shocking freshness that made Babel's reputation when the stories were first published in the 1920s. Using his own experiences as a journalist and propagandist with the Red Army during the war against Poland, Babel brings to life an astonishing cast of characters from the exuberant, violent era of early Soviet history: commissars and colonels, Cossacks and peasants, and among them the bespectacled, Jewish writer/intellectual, observing it all and trying to establish his role in the new Russia.
Drawn from the acclaimed, award-winning Complete Works of Isaac Babel, this volume includes all of the Red Cavalry cycle; Babel's 1920 diary, from which the material for the fiction was drawn; and his preliminary sketches for the stories — the whole constituting a fascinating picture of a great writer turning life into art. Review:"Amazing not only as literature but as biography." Richard Bernstein, New York Times Review:"Marvelously subtle, tragic, and often comic." James Wood, The New Republic Synopsis:Includes bibliographical references (p. 314-320).
Synopsis:One of the great masterpieces of Russian literature, the Red Cavalry cycle retains today the shocking freshness that made Babel's reputation when the stories were first published in the 1920s. Map. About the AuthorIsaac Babel died in a Soviet gulag in 1940. Nathalie Babel, his daughter, lives in Washington, DC. Peter Constantine is an award-winning translator. He lives in New York City. Michael Dirda is book critic for the Washington Post. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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