Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories (Masterplots II: Juvenile and Young Adult Literature Series, Supplement)
At a glance:
- Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
- First Published: 1966
- Type of Work: Short fiction
- Genres: Short fiction, Children’s literature
- Subjects: Supernatural, Europe or Europeans, Jews or Jewish life, Small-town life, Devils or demons, Eastern Europe or eastern Europeans, Poland or Polish people, Judaism, Jews and Gentiles, Animals, Rabbis
Form and Content
The seven stories in this collection recapture a world that no longer exists—that of the pre-World War II, Eastern European Jewish shtetl (village or small town). It is the world that Isaac Bashevis Singer knew as a child, and his stories have their origins in the folklore and legends of the shtetl. Singer wrote them initially in Yiddish, the language of the shtetl, and then translated them into English with his editor, Elizabeth Shub. Award-winning illustrator Maurice Sendak also traces his family roots to the shtetl. Arthur Bell’s review of Zlateh the...
[The entire page is 1496 words long]
Join eNotes
Over 3,500 study guides, question and answer forums, literature criticism, reference content, and much more!
See Also
