Monish

ballad by Peretz

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In Yiddish literature: The classic writers
…hero—was the poetic ballad “Monish” (1888), which was followed by several short stories. In 1890 Jacob (Yankev) Dinezon, Peretz’s friend and a fellow writer, edited three of Peretz’s stories and published them in an important slim volume called Bakante bilder (“Familiar Scenes”). These introspective works are remarkable for their…
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