shtetl love song – European Literature Network

Apr 18^th

From SHTETL LOVE SONG by Grigory Kanovich, translated by Yisrael Elliot Cohen, introduced by Max Easterman

A shtetl is an Eastern European Jewish township, one of which – Jonava – Grigory Kanovich grew up in during the interwar years. Written in 2012, and now available in English, S

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Apr 18^th

#RivetingReviews: Max Easterman reviews SHTETL LOVE SONG by Grigory Kanovich

Grigory Kanovich is regarded as one of the finest writers on Jewish themes – a giant among both Russian and Lithuanian authors. This 2012 masterpiece has been described as a kadd

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