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Livres anciens et modernes

Draitser, Emil

Shush! Growing Up Jewish under Stalin: A Memoir

University of California Press, 2008,

20,00 €

Pali s.r.l. Libreria

(Roma, Italie)
Fermé jusqu'au 29 novembre 2024.

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Détails

Auteur
Draitser, Emil
Éditeurs
University of California Press, 2008
Thème
Russia
Description
As New
Description
H
Jaquette
Oui
Etat de conservation
Comme neuf
Reliure
Couverture rigide
Dédicacée
Non
Premiére Edition
Non

Description

8vo, 235 x 159 mm. Brand New Book with Free Worldwide Delivery. Many years after making his way to America from Odessa in Soviet Ukraine, Emil Draitser made a startling discovery: every time he uttered the word 'Jewish' - even in casual conversation - he lowered his voice. This behavior was a natural by-product, he realized, of growing up in the anti-Semitic, post-Holocaust Soviet Union, when 'Shush!' was the most frequent word he heard: 'Don't use your Jewish name in public. Don't speak a word of Yiddish. And don't cry over your murdered relatives'. This compelling memoir conveys the reader back to Draitser's childhood and provides a unique account of midtwentieth-century life in Russia as the young Draitser struggles to reconcile the harsh values of Soviet society with the values of his working-class Jewish family. Lively, evocative, and rich with humor, this unforgettable story ends with the death of Stalin and, through life stories of the author's ancestors, presents a sweeping panorama of two centuries of Jewish history in Russia.