{"product_id":"the-zelmenyaners-a-family-saga-1","title":"The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga","description":"This is the first complete English-language translation of a classic of Yiddish literature, one of the great comic novels of the twentieth century. The Zelmenyaners describes the travails of a Jewish family in Minsk that is torn asunder by the new Soviet reality. Four generations are depicted in riveting and often uproarious detail as they face the profound changes brought on by the demands of the Soviet regime and its collectivist, radical secularism. The resultant intergenerational showdowns– including disputes over the introduction of electricity, radio, and electric trolley– are rendered with humor, pathos, and a finely controlled satiric pen. Moyshe Kulbak, a contemporary of the Soviet Jewish writer Isaac Babel, picks up where Sholem Aleichem left off a generation before, exploring in this book the transformation of Jewish life.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: B0DJ23T9WH\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.B0DJ23T9WH.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Kulbak, Moyshe|Halkin, Hillel|Senderovich PhD, Sasha\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41435225456698,"sku":"DBV.B0DJ23T9WH.G","price":19.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/B0DJ23T9WH-0_5e07fe52-19c7-463d-9804-a8ae1f63e085.jpg?v=1779994154","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-zelmenyaners-a-family-saga-1","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}