Ideas in Fiction: The Works of Hayim Hazaz [SIGNED BY MOSHE LAZAR]

Bargad, Warren. Ideas in Fiction: The Works of Hayim Hazaz [SIGNED BY MOSHE LAZAR]. Chicago: Scholars Press, (1982). 8vo. xi,173pp. Original printed wraps. Signed on free front endpaper by Jewish scholar & professor Moshe Lazar. Frontisportrait of Hayim Hazaz (1898-1973). “Since the 1920’s the writings of Hayim Hazaz have claimed the worldwide attention of Hebrew readers and critics. Along with S. Y. Agnon, Hazaz was considered for several decades among the best writers modern Hebrew literature had to offer…Hazaz captured the imagination of the reading public with his linguistic verve, his vibrant realism, and his colorful stories of the Yemenite Jews.” Number 31 of the series “Brown Judaic Studies”. Minor scuffing on wraps. Top corner bumped affecting first few leaves slightly. Wrappers in very good, interior in fine condition. Scarce work looking at the life and work of the Jewish-Russian writer. vg. Softcover. (24896) $45