Brenner shows how zeitlins translation erases glatshteyns ambivalent and yet ultimately positive references to yiddish culture and replaces. As the sun sets from east to west, this book takes children on a magical roundtheworld journey to bid good night to the worlds natural wonders, from plants and animals to. Night world is a series of ten with the tenth as yet unpublished young adult fantasy novels by american author l. In april 1938 glatshteyn published his poem a gute nakht, velt good night, world, which, anita norich observes, quickly became a touchstone for yiddish intel lectuals in america faced with increasingly frightening news. Yiddish literature yiddish literature writers in new york. His poem served as a touchstone for yiddish intellectuals in america faced with increasingly frigh. The good night books series is designed to celebrate special places and subjects in a way that young children can easily relate to and enjoy with their families. From 1938 glatstein turned increasingly to elegiac verse mourning the destruction of traditional jewish life in eastern europe, as in the poem a gute nakht, velt good night, world. Caldecott medalist gerstein the man who walked between the towers lifts two everyday miracles up for celebrationthe way that night transforms objects into unfamiliar forms and shadows, and. These supernatural races make up a secret society known as the night world, which enforces two fundamental laws to prevent discovery. Good night, world good night, wide world, big stinking world. I like to think that glatshteyn would have smiled with approval at that translation. There was no hopeuntil james appeared in the darkened hospital room.
Jacob glatstein, polishborn poet and literary critic who in 1920 helped. As the sun sets from east to west, this book takes children on a magical roundthe world journey to bid good night to the world s natural wonders, from plants and animals to mountains, oceans, and wide desert plains. The good night books series of board books has been designed and developed since 2005 to celebrate special places and themes in a way that young children, ages 05, can easily relate to and enjoy with their families. In between, in april 1938, glatstein composed what was to become his most famous poem, good night world. The release of the tenth and final book, strange fate, was put on hold when l. Smith first, second, and third in the night world series 4 stars. The only anomaly in the story that i didnt see coming was ash, but then again ash is described as a bit of a wild card.
Jewish life in eastern europe, as in the poem a gute nakht, velt good night, world. The two say good night to each other, and as the seagull flies away to find his own place to sleep, mama otter tries to tuck in her little pup. As the sun sets from east to west, this book takes children on a magical roundtheworld journey to bid good night to the worlds natural wonders, from plants and animals to mountains, oceans, and wide desert plains. The affair of the painters of terezin from terezin, leo haas 2 20 halftones black and white. This book is part of the bestselling good night our world series, which includes hundreds of titles exploring iconic locations and exciting themes. In june 1934, the celebrated american yiddish poet jacob glatstein aka yankev glatshteyn.
Karl, a christian from a socialist family, and his friend emil, a jew. Never been, and the celebrated good night, world he gave forceful expression to a. After violent pogroms in poland in 1938, glatstein in new york wrote his most famous poem, good night, world, which bids a sarcastic. The series presents a story in which vampires, witches, werewolves, and shapeshifters live among humans without their knowledge. Elsewhere in the world its light, its morning there, but here its night. Curious about all the commotion, a seagull swoops down and learns that its bedtime for little otter. All the books are written and illustrated with a simplicity that captures the essence of each subject and place. Good night, mother sea lions and baby sea lions, little otter calls. A call to retreat to ghettos by yankev glatshteyn no. The book is about two boys in pre world war ii vienna. After violent pogroms in poland in 1938, glatstein in new york wrote his most famous poem, good night, world, which bids a sarcastic farewell to the. His good night world is a shattering rejection of european culture, state and church included, in whose bosom the shoah was thought. Because the book was written before world war ii, and before the full revelations of the third reichs persecution of jews and other civilians, it offers a fascinating.
Some thoughts about translating yiddish poetry into english. Heres what happens when you hand out books to strangers good. Abstract jacob glatshteyns poem about nicola sacco and bartolomeo vanzetti, the celebrated italian anarchists executed for murder on august 23, 1927, is both the greatest poem about the two men and among the least widely known. In the first and most widely known poem in the volume, a gute nakht, velt good night, world, there are several tricky expressions.
Does translating yiddish preserve history or betray it. This book has really helped me understand thoroughly what happened. Smiths beloved night world series is now available as a special collectors edition. Whether they intended to spark resistance and undermine nazi authority, to. World book night suspends operations publishers weekly. Held on april 23 of this year, world book night will supply thousands of individuals with 20 books a piece, with the sole purpose of seeing those books given away to others. His poema kind of alarm call and protest to a murderousindifferent worldprovoked numerous commentaries in the yiddish press. Read a sample click to the right or left of the sample to turn the page.
In 1938 in his poem a gute nakht dir, velt good night to you, world, glatshteyn predicted the great catastrophe imminently awaiting the world and especially the jewish people. He has translated many yiddish poems and i hope to hear more details of his work from him. I have studied already about the holocaust, and i have read many stories about people telling their point of view on these horrors, but none of those stories have made me feel the same way that this book has made me feel. The earliest important group has been called the sweatshop poets, because they responded to the plight of working people. Many of north americas most beloved regions are artfully celebrated in these board books designed to soothe children before bedtime while instilling an early appreciation for north. World book night was conceived of by jamie byng, md of canongate.
World book night was first celebrated in the uk and ireland in 2011 on 5 march. Produced by johns hopkins university press in collaboration with the sheridan libraries. Peretz, rife with irreconcilable dualities, testifies to how culture and history fashion individuals ideas 112. Glatstein wanted children to understand the changes taking place in europe, where vienna was no longer the same vienna vienn is shoyn nisht di aygene vienn fun amol. Yankev glatshteyn jacob glatstein yiddish leksikon. Glatshteyn was an acknowledged master of the yiddish language, and a poet who was. Facebook is showing information to help you better understand the purpose of a page. Buy the goodnight book by peter curry online at alibris. Professor diamond, the translator, teaches in california. Several waves of immigration, starting in 1881, brought writers and readers to the united states. A young narrator says goodnight to his cat, sylvie, who later wakes him to beckon him to an adventure in the early hours.
Jacob glatstein american author and literary critic. Their poetry represented a range of socialist and revolutionary ideas. It seems problematic, thus, to not include any authors. Mar 22, 2015 abstract jacob glatshteyn s poem about nicola sacco and bartolomeo vanzetti, the celebrated italian anarchists executed for murder on august 23, 1927, is both the greatest poem about the two men and among the least widely known. The first morning after his mothers capture, at first, karl pretended to be asleep.
Click on a cover image to find out more about that book. Jul 20, 2015 yankev gladshstyeyn is mentioned in the book. World book night is a nonprofit dedicated to spreading the love of reading, person to person. The third selection for the 2018 great jewish books book club. Willa perlmans good night sun and other stars, good night saturn, venus, mars. Their translation of a gute nakht, velt good night, world brilliantly conveys its chilling rebuke to the world on the eve of the holocaust and its renewed embrace of yiddishkayt and oldworld values harshav 1986 2007, 305. Harap addresses zangwill, raphaelson, odets, miller, elmer. When good night, world appeared in april 1938, a month before. May 26, 2012 i like to think that glatshteyn would have smiled with approval at that translation. Good night, world, god is a sad maharal, i have never been here before, smoke, cloudjew from richard j.
Nov 18, 2010 in between, in april 1938, glatstein composed what was to become his most famous poem, good night world. In a statement, executive director carl lennertz cited lack of outside funding as the. Jacob glatstein american author and literary critic britannica. Yiddish periodicals, collections, books are published there. World book nights panels are looking for books that are good, enjoyable, highly readable books with strong, compelling narrative. Nov 25, 2015 world book nights panels are looking for books that are good, enjoyable, highly readable books with strong, compelling narrative. The good night books series is designed to celebrate special places and subjects in a way that young children can easily relate to and enjoy with their. See actions taken by the people who manage and post content. Thoughts on and excerpts from good night world and others. Oct 24, 2011 curl up with pratchett, gaiman, king or austen for one night of fiction, when one million books will be distributed for free from a list of 25 for second world book night alison flood.
Glatshteyn s acceptance of an imperfect jewish community and his rec ognition of responsibility to that world 59. Here are the brilliant books being given away in care homes, youth centres, colleges, prisons, public libraries, mental health groups and other settings on world book night 2020. Night world is a collection of the first three novels into an omnibus. She lives in providence, rhode island, and good night, world is her first book. In 1938 in his poem a gute nakht dir, velt good night to you, world. In 2012 it was moved to 23 april, the unesco international day of the book and, probably, the birth and death date of william shakespeare. As the action rises, the book becomes steeped in images of day and night, blindness and seeing, symbolizing the conflicts at hand and the worlds slow awareness and recognition of them. Glatshteyns acceptance of an imperfect jewish community and his rec ognition of responsibility to that world 59. A couple of months ago i wrote a post titled a million reasons to read a book about world book night, the annual celebration designed to spread the love of reading. It came out of a round table discussion at the book industry. In 1938, glatshteyn published good night, world, a seeming rejection of modernity that depicts the enlightenment as a dangerous, misguided flirtation 47. Girl has cancer, boy is vampire, boy turns girl into vampire out of his love for her and to protect her.
In gersteins pen, ink, and acrylic art against gray paper, the night world of hallway, sleeping family, front walk, and garden is recognizableyet everything is shadowed and quiet. Responding to increasing antijewish violence in poland, this powerful work possesses all the defiant boldness of the 1920 manifesto of the inzikhistn but moves in precisely the opposite ideological direction. The book is about two boys in preworld war ii vienna. Good night, world, and it closes with a discussion of the different ways of. Curl up with pratchett, gaiman, king or austen for one night of fiction, when one million books will be distributed for free from a list of 25 for second world book night alison flood. Vampires, werewolves, witches, shapeshifters live among us without our knowing. Yankev glatshteyn jacob glatstein, good night, world samuel golfard, one must write with blood avraham tory, kovno diaryroundup and murders at the ninth fort herman kruk, vilna diaryeyewitness to murder at ponary abraham sutzkever, three poems from the vilna ghetto oskar rosenfeld, starvation in the ghetto. Heres what happens when you hand out books to strangers. After a near death experience, gillian returns to vampire slayer she stalks the lonely back alleys eternal love hannah snows life was so together. Their world is known as the night world, a secret society with strict rules. Like the debate about glatshteyns good night, world and the censure of aschs texts, the work of i. Ana is the daughter of matthias, head scribe to herod antipas, tetrarch of galilee. After a three year effort, world book night officials said this morning they are suspending its operations. World book night criticised for allwhite 2016 giveaway list.
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