Nineteen to the Dozen: Monologues and Bits and Bobs of Other Things

The author of classic Yiddish novels and short stories, Sholem Aleichem--best known for having inspired the popular play, Fiddler on the Roof, evokes the voices of Yiddish speakers in these monologues written between 1901 and 1916. In each piece, a man or a woman comes forward to tell the story. The implied listeners--a rabbi, a doctor, or the author himself--says virtually nothing. Aleichem pretends to have transcribed these private performances for the reader's benefit.

Author: Sholem Aleichem
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Syracuse University Press
Published: 04/01/2000
Series: Judaic Traditions in Literature, Music, and Art
Pages: 192
Weight: 0.55lbs
Size: 8.98h x 5.98w x 0.48d
ISBN: 9780815606345
Revised Edition