Tevye the Dairyman

Sholem Aleichem

Original title: Tevye the dairyman

first published 1988 Penguin USA, Inc., 2009 ebook

Penguin classics

For the 150th anniversary of the birth of the “Jewish Mark Twain,”a new translation of his most famous worksTevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor’s Son are the most celebrated characters in all of Jewish fiction. Tevye is the lovable, Bible-quoting father of seven daughters, a modern Job whose wisdom, humor, and resilience inspired the lead character in Fiddler on the Roof. And Motl is the spirited and mischievous n...

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Tevye the dairyman edition · 2009 · Penguin Group · 376 pages · 9780143105602
Tevye the Dairyman and Motl the Cantor's Son ebook · 2009 · Penguin USA, Inc. · 9781101020500
Tevye the Dairyman paperback · 1988 · Schocken · 352 pages · 9780805209051

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