The Podolian Nights

Essential Tales

Nachman of Bratslav (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

256 Seiten

2025
Pushkin Press Classics (Verlag)
978-1-80533-123-0 (ISBN)

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Nachman of Bratslav, descended from the founder of the Hasidic movement, carved a unique path as a Jewish spiritual leader. Towards the end of his life, he lost his young son, prompting him to turn increasingly inward and seek consolation from the world of the creative imagination.

The result was the thirteen fascinating tales in this collection. A landmark in Jewish literature, they depict a surreal world where princes bleed jewels and princesses sail the seas in men's clothing, leaving destruction in their wake. In a sparkling new translation, Nachman's skewed fables reveal strange and profound depths, prefiguring the modern sensibilities of Gogol and Kafka.

Nachman of Bratslav (1772-1811) was the great-grandson of Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Hasidism. Born in the small town of Medzhybizh in Ukraine, he initially refused to carry on the family tradition of Jewish spiritual leadership. After a spiritually important trip to Israel, he returned to Ukraine and eventually moved to Bratslav. Nachman attracted many followers in his lifetime, including the young Torah scholar Nathan Sternhartz, who went on to transcribe Nachman's formal teachings, as well as the imaginative tales that make up The Podolian Nights.

Introduction by Adam Kirsch
First Tale: Of the Loss of a Princess
Second Tale: Of a King and an Emperor
Third Tale: Of a Lame Man
Fourth Tale: Of a King who Decreed the Conversion of the Jews
Fifth Tale: Of a Prince of Jewels
Sixth Tale: Of a Humble King’s Portrait
Seventh Tale: Of a King’s Journey
Eighth Tale: Of a Rabbi and his Only Son
Ninth Tale: Of a Wise Man and a Simpleton
Tenth Tale: Of a Wealthy Merchant and a Poor Man
Eleventh Tale: Of a Prince and a Handmaid’s Son
Twelfth Tale: Of a Master of Prayer
Thirteenth Tale: Of Seven Beggars
Translators’ Note

Erscheinungsdatum	24.03.2025
Einführung	Adam Kirsch
Übersetzer	Jordan Finkin, Robert Adler Peckerar
Sprache	englisch
Maße	129 x 198 mm
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Klassiker / Moderne Klassiker
Themenwelt	Literatur ► Romane / Erzählungen
ISBN-10	1-80533-123-X / 180533123X
ISBN-13	978-1-80533-123-0 / 9781805331230
Zustand	Neuware