Leo Rosten





Leo Rosten

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Leo Calvin Rosten (April 11, 1908 - February 19, 1997) was born in Lodz, Russian Empire (now Poland) and died in New York City. He was a teacher and academic, but is best known as a humorist in the fields of scriptwriting, storywriting, journalism and Yiddish lexicography.


Average rating: 4.09 · 988 ratings · 121 reviews · 32 distinct works · Similar authors
The Education of Hyman Kaplan
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4.08 of 5 stars 4.08 avg rating — 322 ratings — published 1937 — 7 editions
The Joys of Yiddish
4.15 of 5 stars 4.15 avg rating — 310 ratings — published 1968 — 14 editions
Pan Kaplan má stále třídu rád
4.38 of 5 stars 4.38 avg rating — 126 ratings — published 1976 — 2 editions
The Return of Hyman Kaplan
3.9 of 5 stars 3.90 avg rating — 58 ratings — published 1959 — 4 editions
Religions of America
3.75 of 5 stars 3.75 avg rating — 52 ratings4 editions
Captain Newman, M. D
4.07 of 5 stars 4.07 avg rating — 44 ratings
Hooray for Yiddish!: A Book...
3.58 of 5 stars 3.58 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1982 — 4 editions
The New Joys of Yiddish: Co...
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4.45 of 5 stars 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2010
The Joys of Yinglish: An Ex...
4.1 of 5 stars 4.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
People I Have Loved, Known,...
3.78 of 5 stars 3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
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“O, to be sure, we laugh less and play less and wear uncomfortable disguises like adults, but beneath the costume is the child we always are, whose needs are simple, whose daily life is still best described by fairy tales.”
Leo Rosten

“I cannot believe that the purpose of life is to be happy. I think the purpose of life is to be useful, to be responsible, to be compassionate. It is, above all to matter, to count, to stand for something, to have made some difference that you lived at all..”
Leo Rosten

“Anybody who hates dogs and babies can't be all bad.”
Leo Rosten

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