Russian Dogs and Jewish Russians: Reading Israel Joshua Singer's 'Liuk' in a Russian Literary Context.

This paper offers a close critical reading of I. J. Singer's little-noted short story "Liuk." This story is read in a Russian rather than Yiddish literary context to show the way in which Singer, writing as a Jew disillusioned with the false messianic promise of the Russian Revolution, engages in a...

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Published in:	Prooftexts Vol. 20; no. 3; pp. 290 - 318
Main Authors:	Sherman, Joseph, Mondry, Henrietta
Format:	Short Story Review
Published:	Indiana University Press Fall2000
Subjects:	Liuk (Short story) Singer, Israel Joshua Literary criticism Russian literature Yiddish literature > History & criticism Dogs in literature Jews in literature
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