No Joke
Author | : Ruth R. Wisse |
Publisher | : Princeton University Press |
Total Pages | : 296 |
Release | : 2013-06-02 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780691149462 |
ISBN-13 | : 0691149461 |
Rating | : 4/5 (461 Downloads) |
Download or read book No Joke written by Ruth R. Wisse and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2013-06-02 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this book, Ruth Wisse evokes and applauds the genius of spontaneous Jewish joking--as well as the brilliance of comic masterworks by writers like Heinrich Heine, Sholem Aleichem, Isaac Babel, S. Y. Agnon, Isaac Bashevis Singer, and Philip Roth. A.