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In a Maelstrom
The History of Russian-Jewish Prose (1860–1940)
by
Zsuzsa Hetényi
Central European University Press
Budapest New York
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© 2008 by Zsuzsa Hetényi
English translation © 2008 by János Boris
Published in 2008 by
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Hetényi, Zsuzsa.
[Örvényben. English]
In a maelstrom : the history of Russian-Jewish prose, 1860-1940 / by Zsuzsa Hetényi.
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN 978-9637326912
1. Russian literature--Jewish authors--History and criticism. 2. Russian prose literature--19th
century--History and criticism. 3. Russian prose literature--20th century--History and criticism.
I. Title.
PG2998.J4H4813 2007
891.709'8924--dc22
2006100725
Printed in Hungary by
Akaprint
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CONTENTS
Preface ............................................................................................................ ix
The Concept of Russian-Jewish Literature and its Ambiguities ................ 1
One literature — in various languages .................................................. 2
Scattered attempts at a definition .............................................. 2
Jewish literature in another language ........................................ 12
The three mother tongues of Russian Jewry ............................. 14
The Concept of Russian-Jewish literature and Jewish literature in
another language ......................................................................... 21
Religion — nation — culture ......................................................... 30
THE HISTORY OF RUSSIAN-JEWISH PROSE (1860–1940)
I. “Turbulent Times” — The Utopia of Assimilation ................................... 37
The Jewish Haskala and Russian reforms:
the start of acculturation ............................................................ 37
Periodization of Russian-Jewish literature .......................................... 38
Russian-Jewish periodicals (1860–1934) ........................................... 39
The beginning of Russian-Jewish literature (before 1860) ............... 42
Osip R ABINOVICH ................................................................................. 43
“History of the Journey of Khayim-Shulim” ............................. 50
Story and Irony ............................................................................ 54
Odessa .......................................................................................... 56
“Khayim-Shulim” and Yiddish literature ................................... 59
Lev L EVANDA ....................................................................................... 62
Grigory B OGROV ................................................................................... 70

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