Seven Good Years and Other Stories of I.L. Peretz

by Esther Rudomin Hautzig, Isaac Leib Peretz (Original stories author)

Other authors: Deborah Kogan Ray (Illustrator)

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Ten stories by a master of Yiddish literature, charmingly retold and illustrated. Readers of all ages will be charmed by Hautzig's skillful and sensitive translations of I. L. Peretz's tales from Eastern Europe. Peretz, considered one of the greatest writers of modern Yiddish literature, wrote of the magical quality of kindness and the bitter fruits of blind faith. The charming stories and evocative drawings make this collection a timeless treasure that will delight children and adults alike.… (more)

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When I asked the author, Esther Hautzig, what was meant by "translated and adapted," she explained to me that she made the stories longer, not shorter, so to provide English readers with the background to understand the stories.

Great introduction and translation of great stories. I've read them to older elementary school age children and the stories kept their interest.

There are ten stories, some of them are available as picture books. (

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Translations from Yiddish of folk tales for children

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Author name	Role	Type of author	Work?	Status
Esther Rudomin Hautzig	—	primary author	all editions	calculated
Peretz, Isaac Leib	Original stories author	main author	all editions	confirmed
Ray, Deborah Kogan	Illustrator	secondary author	all editions	confirmed

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Ten stories by a master of Yiddish literature, charmingly retold and illustrated. Readers of all ages will be charmed by Hautzig's skillful and sensitive translations of I. L. Peretz's tales from Eastern Europe. Peretz, considered one of the greatest writers of modern Yiddish literature, wrote of the magical quality of kindness and the bitter fruits of blind faith. The charming stories and evocative drawings make this collection a timeless treasure that will delight children and adults alike.

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The seven good years -- Peace at home -- The treasure -- Bontche Schweig -- The magician -- Revealed, or, The story of the goat who couldn’t say no -- The poor boy -- The little Hanukkah lamp -- If not still higher -- The match.

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