Isaac Babel

Isaac Babel was a journalist, playwright, and short story writer, whose works include the Russian masterpieces Red Cavalry and The Odessa Tales. He was arrested and executed in a Soviet prison in 1940.

Isaac Babel

Isaac Babel was a journalist, playwright, and short story writer, whose works include the Russian masterpieces Red Cavalry and The Odessa Tales. He was arrested and executed in a Soviet prison in 1940.

Awards

Winner — New York Times Notable Selection, 2002

Books by Isaac Babel

  • The Complete Works of Isaac Babel

    Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Cynthia Ozick

    Hardback, 2002

    A literary event of extraordinary dimensions—the first single-volume edition of all of Isaac Babel's work.
  • The Collected Stories of Isaac Babel

    Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Cynthia Ozick

    Paperback, 2002

    "A book that will last, that you will reread all your life and then pass on to your grandchildren. Or ask to be buried with."—Michael Dirda, Washington Post
  • The Complete Works of Isaac Babel

    Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Cynthia Ozick

    Paperback, 2006

    "A celebration of literary genius framed by 20th-century tragedy."--Richard Bernstein, New York Times
  • Red Cavalry

    Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Michael Dirda

    Paperback, 2003

    "Amazing not only as literature but as biography." —Richard Bernstein, The New York Times
  • Red Cavalry

    Isaac Babel, Nathalie Babel, Peter Constantine, Michael Dirda

    E Book, 2015

    "Amazing not only as literature but as biography." —Richard Bernstein, The New York Times