Jewish Life: Tales from Nineteenth-Century Euroope

Writing about sexual perversion was just a sideline for the namesake of "masochism," according to Lewis (U. of Missouri-Columbia). This volume offers 27 charming illustrated tales by Sacher-Masoch (1835-95) about 19th century Jewish culture in Europe and Israel. Translated from the German Jüdisches Leben in Wort und Bild (J. Bensheimer, 1891). Annotation c. Book News, Inc.,Portland, OR