The New Joys Of Yiddish - Couverture souple

Rosten, Leo

 
9780099446941: The New Joys Of Yiddish
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0099446944 ISBN 13 : 9780099446941
Editeur : Arrow Books Ltd, 2003

Synopsis

More than a quarter of a century ago, Leo Rosten presented the first comprehensive and hilarioius lexicon of this colourful and deeply expressive language. Said "to give body and soul to the Yiddish language", The Joys of Yiddish went on to become an indispensable tool for writers, journalists, politicians and students, as well as a perennial bestseller. Now this classic has been revised and updated by editor Lawrence Bush in collaboration with Rosten's daughters. It retains the spirit of the original - with its wonderful jokes, titbits of cultural history, Talmudic and Biblical references, and tips on pronunciation - and enhances it with hundreds of new entries, thougtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, and an invaluable new English-to-Yiddish index.

Les informations fournies dans la section « Synopsis » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

À propos de l'auteur

The late Leo Rosten was born in Lodz in Poland. His family emigrated to the USA when he was three and he lived there for the rest of his life. He was the author of the Hyman Kaplan books, and countless other books, articles and screenplays. He died in 1997. Lawrence Bush is the author of several books on American Judaism and lives in New York City.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
Arrow Books Ltd
Date d'édition
2003
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0099446944
ISBN 13 
9780099446941
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
720
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780609806920: The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0609806920 ISBN 13 :  9780609806920
Editeur : Harmony, 2003
Couverture souple