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The end of everything

Bergelson, David 1884-1952 (Author). Sherman, Joseph. (Added Author).

Summary: Originally published in 1913, and titled When All Is Said and Done in previous translations, The End of Everything is one of the great novels of the twentieth century. Considered David Bergelson & rsquo;s masterpiece, it was written in Yiddish and until now has been unavailable in a complete and accurate English translation. This version by acclaimed translator Joseph Sherman finally brings the novel to a wide English-speaking audience. Bergelson depicts the lives of upwardly mobile, self-aware nouveaux riche Jews in the waning years of the Russian Empire. The central character, Mirel Hurvits, is an educated, beautiful woman who embodies the conflict between tradition and progress, aristocracy and enterprise. A forced marriage of convenience results in Mirel & rsquo;s emotional disintegration and provokes a confrontation with the expectations of her pious family and with Jewish tradition. In a unique prose style of unsurpassable range and beauty, Bergelson reduces language to its bare essentials, punctuated by silences that heighten the sense of alienation in the story.

Record details

ISBN: 9781480440814
ISBN: 9781282352841
ISBN: 9780300154962
ISBN: 9780300110678
ISBN: 1480440817
ISBN: 1282352849
ISBN: 0300154968
ISBN: 0300110677
Physical Description: 1 online resource (xliii, 264 pages)
remote
Computer data.
Publisher: New Haven : Yale University Press, �2009.

Content descriptions

General Note:	CatMonthString:june.23 Multi-User.
Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references.
Formatted Contents Note:	Velvl Burnes -- Mirel -- The beginning of the end -- The end of everything.
Type of Computer File or Data Note:	Text (HTML), electronic book.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: Internet.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	Access requires VIU IP addresses and is restricted to VIU students, faculty and staff. Access restricted by subscription.
Language Note:	Translated from the Yiddish.
Issuing Body Note:	Made available online by JSTOR.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.