Tevye's Daughters

by Sholom Aleichem

Book Overview

Tevye's Daughters is the book that was made into the blockbuster play and movie, "Fiddler on the Roof." This movie brought us such famous and universally recognizable songs as "If I were a Rich Man,"... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B000HMTQF6
• Release Date: January 1953
• Publisher: Crown Publishers
• Length: 302 Pages
• Weight: 1.26 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Great background book for Directors

This book (second of three) was purchased as part of a study prior to a production of 'A Fiddler on the Roof'. It proved invaluable and provided background to the way of life and conditions during the period of the musical play. A Must for all Directors and cast.

Good stories but...

I was disapointed that the book had much less to do with Tevye's daughters than the title led me to believe.

Tevye's Daughters Meaningful Now As It Was Then

Most of the stories were written by Sholem Aleichem in the early 1900's. They are about Tevye, the dairyman and his daughters and Jewish life in a small town in Russia. Some of the stories became the basis of "Fiddler on the Roof". The very best story is "Chava" about his daughter who marries out of the faith. It is a real tea-jerker."Modern Children" and "Hodel" will also hit home, today. This book gives the reader a picture of what it was like to live in a small town in Russia, as a Jew, one hundred years ago. Sholem Aleichem writes in a clear, easy to read style, with compassion and understanding of human emotions. The translation is an excellent one. A must read for young and old even if you are not Jewish.