David Bergelson - From Modernism to Socialist Realism. Proceedings of the 6th Mendel Friedman Conference (Hardcover)

Among the finest prose stylists in Yiddish literature, David Bergelson (1884-1952) was involved in many of the twentieth century's most defining events. For years, critics have argued that Bergelson produced his best work before the Revolution, and afterwards largely wrote Communist propaganda. The volume challenges this view by examining Bergelson's entire oeuvre.