Selected Works of Sholem-Aleykhem

This anthology gathers together the most complete translation published to date of Sholem-Aleykhem’s Tevye stories – on which Fiddler on the Roof is based – as well as another complete Sholem-Aleykhem novel, called Stempenyu, about a Jewish klezmer. There are selections from seven other novels and from Sholem-Aleykhem’s charming autobiography. Also included are two popular songs he penned; a humorous personal letter to the great poet, Byalik; and an essay, “Why Do the Jews Need a Land of Their Own?”