Yiddish literature | Episode 02 | Schalom Asch - Mottke the Thief

This is the second episode in a series about classics of the yiddish literature.
I am presenting the picaresque novel "Mottke the Thief" (also known as "Mottke the Vagabond") written by Sholem Asch (1880-1975), a prolific yiddish writer of polish origin. His name is also sometimes transliterated from the hebrew/yiddish alphabet as Schalom Asch, Shalom Asch, Schalom Ash, Scholem Asch, Scholem Ash, Sholem Asch, Sholem Ash.

Chapters:
0:00 Intro
0:22 Role and importance of Sholem Asch
2:34 Short bio of Sholem Asch
8:00 The novel: plot
16:14 The novel: style, conclusion

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