This is an entertaining satire, an episodic novel featuring a Jewish extended family living in Minsk in the early 1930s, and published contemporaneously as a serial, though not translated to English until long after the fact. Four brothers, their wives, adult children, and various other relatives al...
I finished "Tevye the Dairyman" part of the book. Tevye does take on the form of a perfect Jewish father. I definitely enjoyed meeting him. Some of the lines are great. Each chapter, each about a different daughter, all lead to the last chapter which imparts a wonderful message. I certainly was smil...
I didn't read the Railroad Stories, but the Tevye ones are wonderful--better than the musical that they birthed. I read them out-loud to someone, and the way they capture dialogue (it's also a great translation), and keep things light and enjoyable even while tugging at the heartstrings, is wonderfu...
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