Edited by his daughter Nathalie and translated by award winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning "Red Cavalry Stories"; "The Odess

To read Babel is to experience the wild and often terrifying swings of Russian history."--BOOK JACKET.

Throughout his life Isaac Babel was torn by opposing forces, by the desire both to remain faithful to his Jewish roots and yet to be free of them. This duality

Presents the collected short stories of a master of the form, along with his letters, plays, diaries, and screenplays.

Collects stories by Isaac Babel, including "In the Basement," "Awakening," "The Sun of Italy," and "My First Goose," and features notes on the text.