Odessa Story

Author: (Russian) Babel
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Publication Date: 2007-01-01
Features: Odessa Stories was created before Cavalry Regiment, telling the legendary rise and fall of the Jewish mafia 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 all these series, essentially encompassing Babel's entire body of work outside of Cavalry Regiment. Accompanying the text is a set of rare old photographs that allow readers to immerse themselves in the magical stories that once unfolded in Odessa and Russia.