Isaac Babel
Isaac Babel was a short-story writer, playwright, literary translator and journalist. He joined the Red Army as a correspondent during the Russian civil war. The first major Russian-Jewish writer to write in Russian, he was hugely popular during his lifetime. He was murdered in Stalin's purges in 1940, at the age of 45.
Isaac Babel was a short-story writer, playwright, literary translator and journalist. He joined the Red Army as a correspondent during the Russian civil war. The first major Russian-Jewish writer to write in Russian, he was hugely popular during his lifetime. He was murdered in Stalin's purges in 1940, at the age of 45. See less
Isaac Babel's Featured Books
Isaac Babel book reviews
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Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
by rejoyce, Aug 15, 2007
Isaac Babel's experience as a Jewish intellectual who rode in the company of a Cossack regiment wedded art to action. According to Lionel Trilling, Babel rode in order to be "submitted to a test. . ... Read More
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Collected Stories of Isaac Babel
Good collection
by RKK916, Aug 7, 2007
I had never read Babel before, and enjoyed these stories. They are a window into a world that doesn't exist anymore. Read More
