The New Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten

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The New Joys of Yiddish by Leo Rosten

Enjoy the most comprehensive and hilariously entertaining lexicon of the colorful and deeply expressive language of Yiddish. With the recent renaissance of interest in Yiddish, and in keeping with a language that embodies the variety and vibrancy of life itself, The New Joys of Yiddish brings Leo Rosten's masterful work up to date. Revised for the first time by Lawrence Bush, in close consultation with Rosten's daughters, it retains the spirit of the original--with its wonderful jokes, tidbits of cultural history, Talmudic and biblical references--and is enhanced by hundreds of new entries and thoughtful commentary on how Yiddish has evolved over the years, as well as clever illustrations by R. O. Blechman.

Did you know that cockamamy, bluffer, maven, and aha! are all Yiddish words? If you did, you're a gaon, possessing a lot of seykhl.

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ISBN 13 9780609806920
ISBN 10 0609806920
Title The New Joys of Yiddish
Author Leo Rosten
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Random House USA Inc
Year published 2003-08-26
Number of pages 496
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.