“The tales, which occupy most of the book vary widely. Some have the form and tone of simple folk tales. Others suggest a Hasidic-like mysticism, sometimes approaching the surreal. The best, I think, combine both a sympathy for the values of the shtetl and a note of irony." —Los Angeles Times Book Review

“For any American reader, this will be a handy and skillfully edited selection of the most representative writings of one of the masters of world literature. For any Jewish American reader, it will also be a monument in commemoration of . . . a writer who . . . laid the foundations for the modern Yiddish literary tradition.” —The New Republic

“If you want to discover the beauty, the depth, the unique wonder of Yiddish literature—read this volume by its Master." —Elie Wiesel

“[Peretz’s] works stand in brilliantly evocative tribute to a bygone era.” —Publishers Weekly

“Fascinating reading.” —Chicago Jewish Star

Other titles featured in The New Yiddish Library:

The Letters of Menakhem-Mendl and Sheyne-Sheyndl and Motl, the Cantor's Son

The End of Everything

The Glatstein Chronicles

The Zelmenyaners

The World According to Itzik

Everyday Jews

The Dybbuk and Other Writings

The Cross and Other Jewish Stories