{"product_id":"the-jewish-book-of-fables-eliezer-shtaynbarg-9780815607182","title":"The Jewish Book of Fables: Selected Works","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe fable has a 3000-year-old tradition in Jewish literature, going back to the Bible and the Talmud. Other works of fables abound in the long stream of Hebrew literature, but it was not until the advent of the illustrious poet and fabulist, 'Eliezer Shtaynbarg that fable writing in Yiddish was honed to perfection. His originality, narrative skill, deft characterizations, comic sensibility, and moral fervor placed him squarely in the artistic tradition of Aesop, La Fontaine, and Krylov. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis volume marks the first time that a book has been devoted solely to his work. Expertly translated from the Yiddish by award-winning author and translator Curt Leviant, this edition features the fables printed in both English and Yiddish.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Eliezer Shtaynbarg\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0815607180\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780815607182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Syracuse University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/01\/2003\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.16h x 6.40w x 0.72d","brand":"Eliezer Shtaynbarg","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43990398304511,"sku":"9780815607182","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c566870a-a906-400f-9948-61623cad9e52.jpg?v=1683304447","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-jewish-book-of-fables-eliezer-shtaynbarg-9780815607182","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}