Isaac Babel's Selected Writings

This Norton Critical Edition presents a comprehensive selection of Isaac Babel's writings, featuring Peter Constantine's award-winning translation. It includes early fiction, Red Cavalry, The Tales of Odessa, autobiographical stories, journalism, and plays, alongside contextual and critical materials. The volume also contains selected letters from Babel to his family, reminiscences from contemporaries like Maxim Gorky and Iosif Stalin, and major critical assessments of his legacy.