Sholem Asch
Sholem Asch · Arts & Literature
Major Yiddish novelist and playwright ('The Nazarene')
1880, Kutno, Poland — 1957, London, England, UK
Poland · United States · Israel
Sholem Asch is recognized among Jewish contributors to Arts & Literature — Major Yiddish novelist and playwright ('The Nazarene')
Asch was one of the major Yiddish novelists and playwrights of the twentieth century, whose works ranged from Jewish life in Eastern Europe to the controversial 'Christological' trilogy beginning with 'The Nazarene'. He brought Yiddish literature to a wide international readership through translation. He was a Jewish writer who lived in Poland, the United States and Israel.
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Major Yiddish novelist and playwright ('The Nazarene')
Source: Jinfo.org — Jews in Literature
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