false 60407 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 60407 13 2019669 1955 The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel total:238|5:117|4:80|3:33|2:8|1:0| 238 1020 410 33 34055 4.31 593 73 26970611 1138007 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.31 204 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 1 false Sat Sep 06 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 11 11:49:12 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 09 03:54:42 -0700 2008 more...]]> 19892618 1019098 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 2 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 10 15:53:56 -0700 2008 Fri Apr 11 10:56:14 -0700 2008
When I first found "Guy De Maupassant" languishing in an anthology held over from my college years, I was in the first place, captivated. In the second, infuriated. How could I ha...more...]]> 42741035 1336647 1620533 0452007984 9780452007987 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1620533.Babel_The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac 4.75 4 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:19:09 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 11 19:25:36 -0800 2009
My First Goose appears as part of Red Cavalry, which is essentially a novel told with short stories. Red Cavalry was first published in 1929 and is generally considered Babel’s finest work in short form. The ...more...]]> 55952714 1207684 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 1 false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 12:21:25 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 18:04:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 30151037 836802 954637 0140184627 9780140184624 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954637.Babel_Collected_Stories 3.81 16 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 2 0 false Thu Aug 14 12:01:43 -0700 2008 Fri Aug 22 12:52:22 -0700 2008
But beyond tha...more...]]> 12906961 764994 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 4 0 false Tue Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Sat Jan 19 11:07:02 -0800 2008 Sat Jan 19 11:08:34 -0800 2008 more...]]> 992788 72837 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed May 02 12:43:02 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 16 18:47:30 -0800 2009 more...]]> 24435165 704945 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 0 0 false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:31:08 -0700 2008 Fri Jun 13 14:31:33 -0700 2008
That is probably enough of a reaction to post here, but let me add that Babel is one of the few writers who can preserve just enough of the mystery ...more...]]> 38993997 1759720 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Sun Nov 30 20:08:13 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:13:38 -0800 2008 30600225 1245181 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Tue Aug 19 18:16:50 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 19 18:25:57 -0700 2008 more...]]> 47669014 279880 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Fri Feb 27 00:44:07 -0800 2009 Fri Feb 27 00:44:41 -0800 2009 34207706 972102 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Sep 30 11:26:58 -0700 2008 Tue Sep 30 11:36:13 -0700 2008 more...]]> 24194564 834827 954637 0140184627 9780140184624 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954637.Babel_Collected_Stories 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 4 0 false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Tue Jun 10 19:39:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 19:43:33 -0700 2008 more...]]> 29909457 1389172 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Mon Aug 11 21:22:43 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 11 21:22:49 -0700 2008 more...]]> 56946967 2344081 954637 0140184627 9780140184624 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954637.Babel_Collected_Stories 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 4 0 false Thu Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Fri May 22 06:36:07 -0700 2009 Fri May 22 06:36:56 -0700 2009 28762212 547376 954637 0140184627 9780140184624 6 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/954637.Babel_Collected_Stories 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 0 0 false Wed Jul 30 11:19:16 -0700 2008 Wed Jul 30 11:20:47 -0700 2008 more...]]> 55020070 807129 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 4 0 false Mon Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 05 09:26:32 -0700 2009 Tue May 05 09:27:28 -0700 2009 49628659 372903 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Tue Mar 17 21:14:29 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 17 21:14:44 -0700 2009 13094648 811567 1620533 0452007984 9780452007987 3 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1620533.Babel_The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 5 0 false Mon Jan 21 16:14:33 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 23 14:04:51 -0800 2008 more...]]> 24618660 112586 60407 0393324028 9780393324020 22 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966m/60407.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170541966s/60407.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/60407.The_Collected_Stories_of_Isaac_Babel 4.29 238 The Complete Works of Isaac Babel in the fall of 2001, The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel appears as the most authoritative and complete edition of his fiction ever published in paperback. Babel was best known for his mastery of the short story form—in which he ranks alongside Kafka and Hemingway—but his career was tragically cut short when he was murdered by Stalin's secret police. Edited by his daughter Nathalie Babel and translated by award-winner Peter Constantine, this paperback edition includes the stunning Red Cavalry Stories; The Odessa Tales, featuring the legendary gangster Benya Krik; and the tragic later stories, including "Guy de Maupassant." This will be the standard edition of Babel's stories for years to come. ]]> 1955 2 0 false Sun Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 16 09:48:47 -0700 2008 Tue Aug 12 12:51:02 -0700 2008 more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=60407