The New Joys of Yiddish
Completely Updated
$51.24
- Paperback
496 pages
- Release Date
26 August 2003
Summary
Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten’s masterful work up to date.
Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten’s daughters, it retains the spirit of the original—with its wonderf…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780609806920 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0609806920 |
| Author: | Leo Rosten, Lawrence Bush, Ro Blechman |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Crown Publications |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 496 |
| Edition: | 1st |
| Release Date: | 26 August 2003 |
| Weight: | 839g |
| Dimensions: | 233mm x 187mm x 27mm |
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“Witty, intelligent, scholarly …an abundance of stories and anecdotes. A joy.”
About The Author
Leo Rosten
The late LEO ROSTEN was the author of The Return of H*Y*M*A*N K*A*P*L*A*N, Captain Newman, M.D, and countless other books, articles, and screenplays.
LAWRENCE BUSH is the author of several books about American Judaism and is the editor of Reconstructionism Today. He lives in Accord, New York.
R.O. BLECHMAN’s illustrations have appeared on nineteen covers of The New Yorker and have been exhibited in New York, Paris, Berlin, and Munich. The author/artist of seven books, he lives in New York City.
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