The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga by Hillel Halkin, Sasha Senderovich, Moyshe Kulbak

The Zelmenyaners: A Family Saga

Hillel Halkin, Sasha Senderovich, Moyshe Kulbak

267 pages first pub 1931 (editions)

fiction historical challenging funny reflective slow-paced
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This is the first complete English-language translation of a classic of Yiddish literature, one of the great comic novels of the twentieth century. The Zelmenyaners describes the travails of a Jewish family in Minsk that is torn asunder by the new...

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Community Reviews

3.47
based on 16 reviews

Moods

funny: 100%

reflective: 66%

informative: 33%

inspiring: 33%

lighthearted: 33%

relaxing: 33%


Pace

33% of readers chose fast
66% of readers chose medium
fast
medium

Plot or character driven?

100% of readers chose Character
Character

Strong character development?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

Loveable characters?

100% of readers chose Complicated
Complicated

Diverse cast of characters?

33% of readers chose Complicated
66% of readers chose No
Complicated
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

100% of readers chose Yes
Yes

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