S. A. An-sky's novel dramatizes the dilemmas of Jewish young people in late Tsarist Russia as they strive to throw off their traditional religious upbringing to adopt a secular and modern identity. The action unfolds in the town of M. in the Pale of Settlement, where an engaging cast of characters wrestles with cultural and social issues. Their exploits culminate in helping a young Jewish woman evade an arranged marriage and a young Russian woman leave home so she can pursue her studies at a European university. This startling novel reveals the tensions and triumphs of coming of age in a revolutionary time.
- ISBN10 0253012147
- ISBN13 9780253012142
- Publish Date 27 February 2014
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 June 2021
- Imprint Indiana University Press
- Format eBook
- Pages 164
- Language English