Author: Trunk/Wrobel
Publisher: University of Toronto Press
Keywords: life, jewish, images, sketches, pol, polyn, poland
Number of Pages: 152
Published: 2007-10-27
List price: $44.00
ISBN-10: 0802093302
ISBN-13: 9780802093301

Originally published between 1946 and 1953, Poyln (Poland) is one of the treasures of Yiddish literature. Despite its reputation, the book has not been fully translated into English until now. Written by Yehiel Yeshaia Trunk, a prominent Polish Jewish writer, Poyln is a colorful epic, a moving testimony, and an important primary historical source that presents a portrait of Polish Jewry against the backdrop of the Nazi genocide.The undisputed hero of the story is the national community of Polish Jews. To portray this community, Trunk creates a rich gallery of characters - Hassidic patricians,