Unconventional biography about the highly regarded Yiddish poet, Abraham Sutzkever. Highlights of the poet's life, extensive extracts from the best of his poems and short stories, his testimony at the Nuremberg trials and much more. Index. B/w photos and illustrations. DJ lightly scuffed, back cover slightly yellowed. Green cloth hardcover, clean, bright, binding secure. Near Fine. CLICK ON ICON TO THE LEFT FOR IMAGE OF BOOK, DUST JACKET, TITLE OR COPYRIGHT PAGE ; B/w illustrations ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 188 pages. Illustrated by B/w Illustrations.




Leftwich, Joseph. ABRAHAM SUTZKEVER: PARTISAN POET. New York: Thomas Yoseloff. 1971. Cloth. 8vo. 188 pages. SUBJECT (S): Sutzkever, Abraham, b. 1913 – criticism and interpretation. Sutzkever (b. 1913) , a Yiddish poet, was born in Belorussia and studied at the University of Vilna. He began publishing in 1933, and his first book, Lider, was published four years later. He was in, and escaped from, the Vilna Ghetto during WWII, and afterward testified at the Nuremberg Trials. In 1947 he settled in Palestine. “Constantly creating new words and images, Sutzkever ferrets out beauty everywhere, and his poetry is particularly distinguished by its bold and inventive rhymes. He gave memorable artistic expression to the catastrophe of East European Jewry and to the new Jewish reality in Israel. In 1985 he was awarded the Israel Prize for Yiddish literature. ”(Biletzky, EJ) Ex library, spine faded, very good condition. (MX-9-7) (ID #19353) $30.00.