The Essential Fictions of Isaac Babel: New Translations By Val Vinokur
YIVO Institute for Jewish Research 15 West 16th Street, NYC, New York CityJoin us for the launch of a new book of Isaac Babel translations with readings by translator Val Vinokur and discussion with Isaac Babel expert, YIVO’s Executive Director Jonathan Brent. Isaac Babel was born in 1894 into multicultural Odessa’s thriving Jewish community. Working as a journalist, he witnessed the Bolshevik Revolution and Civil War, and accompanied the Cossack horsemen of the Red Cavalry…