{"product_id":"a-provincial-newspaper-and-other-stories-9780815611585","title":"A Provincial Newspaper and Other Stories","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen the young narrator of Miriam Karpilove’s \u003cem\u003eA Provincial Newspaper\u003c\/em\u003e leaves New York to work for a new Yiddish newspaper in Massachusetts, she expects to be treated with respect as a professional writer. Instead, she finds herself underpaid and overworked.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese wonderful and unique stories describe a Jewish world rarely seen in Yiddish letters, a world of women writers and dreamers. Kirzane’s translations bring these stories to life for the contemporary reader.\" - Allison Schachter, Vanderbilt University\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"An important work of feminist excavation that is so much more fun than that phrase implies, giving us a chance to read the words of a lively, complex writer in her prime. Kirzane’s translation makes the Yiddish inflections sing with life, and made me feel a warm connection to a writerly foremother I barely knew before.\" - Sarah Seltzer, executive editor, \u003cem\u003eLilith Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTranslator’s Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 1. A Provincial Newspaper\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 2. My Three Years in the Land of Israel\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart 3. Other Stories\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Marriage and a Divorce\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn a Country Town\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJust Like the Young Folks Do\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMan and Radio\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePerfectly Suited\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Promise Kept\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVictims of Love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThey Both Were Married\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood News—and Bad\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWe’re People, After All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrom the Same \u003ci\u003eYikhes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Clever Mother\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld Sarah\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Old Man Ran Away\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Kosher Swimming Pool (A Scene in Coney Island)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eShadkhn\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShe Was in Paris\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Invitation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFor a Bit of Respect\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGlossary\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49405928538455,"sku":"9780815611585","price":20.66,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780815611585.jpg?v=1730493941","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/a-provincial-newspaper-and-other-stories-9780815611585","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}