Odessa Story - (Illustrated Edition)

Author: Babel
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Odessa Stories was created before Cavalry Regiment, telling the legendary rise and fall of the Jewish underworld in Odessa and the tales of romance. It is an elegy for Odessa, composed on the ruins of the city. Upon its publication, Babel was hailed as the magician of the Russian language. After Cavalry Regiment and Odessa Stories, Babel wrote a series of novels related to his childhood, youth, and early adulthood. This book includes these series of novels together, essentially encompassing all of Babel's works outside of Cavalry Regiment. Accompanying the text is a set of rare old photographs, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the magical stories that once unfolded in Odessa and Russia.