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Feletony
Vladimir Jabotinsky
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R949
Discovery Miles 9 490
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"The beginning of this tale of bygone days in Odessa dates to
the dawn of the twentieth century. At that time we used to refer to
the first years of this period as the 'springtime, ' meaning a
social and political awakening. For my generation, these years also
coincided with our own personal springtime, in the sense that we
were all in our youthful twenties. And both of these springtimes,
as well as the image of our carefree Black Sea capital with acacias
growing along its steep banks, are interwoven in my memory with the
story of one family in which there were five children: Marusya,
Marko, Lika, Serezha, and Torik." from The Five
The Five is an captivating novel of the decadent fin-de-siecle
written by Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880 1940), a controversial leader
in the Zionist movement whose literary talents, until now, have
largely gone unrecognized by Western readers. The author deftly
paints a picture of Russia's decay and decline a world permeated
with sexuality, mystery, and intrigue. Michael R. Katz has crafted
the first English-language translation of this important novel,
which was written in Russian in 1935 and published a year later in
Paris under the title Pyatero.
The book is Jabotinsky's elegaic paean to the Odessa of his
youth, a place that no longer exists. It tells the story of an
upper-middle-class Jewish family, the Milgroms, at the turn of the
century. It follows five siblings as they change, mature, and come
to accept their places in a rapidly evolving world. With flashes of
humor, Jabotinsky captures the ferment of the time as reflected in
political, social, artistic, and spiritual developments. He depicts
with nostalgia the excitement of life in old Odessa and comments
poignantly on the failure of the dream of Jewish assimilation
within the Russian empire."
The Five is an captivating novel of the decadent fin-de-siecle
written by Vladimir Jabotinsky (1880-1940), a controversial leader
in the Zionist movement whose literary talents, until now, have
largely gone unrecognized by Western readers. The author deftly
paints a picture of Russia's decay and decline - a world permeated
with sexuality, mystery, and intrigue. Michael R. Katz has crafted
the first English-language translation of this important novel,
which was written in Russian in 1935 and published a year later in
Paris under the title Pyatero. The book is Jabotinsky's elegaic
paean to the Odessa of his youth, a place that no longer exists. It
tells the story of an upper-middle-class Jewish family, the
Milgroms, at the turn of the century. It follows five siblings as
they change, mature, and come to accept their places in a rapidly
evolving world. With flashes of humor, Jabotinsky captures the
ferment of the time as reflected in political, social, artistic,
and spiritual developments. He depicts with nostalgia the
excitement of life in old Odessa and comments poignantly on the
failure of the dream of Jewish assimilation within the Russian
empire.
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