Isaak Babel

1894–1940

2 standalone books

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel was a Russian writer, journalist, playwright, and literary translator. He is best known for his works "Red Cavalry" and "Odessa Stories," and has been recognized as "the greatest prose writer of Russian Jewry." Babel was arrested by the NKVD on 15 May 1939 on fabricated charges of terrorism and espionage. He was executed on 27 January 1940. Babel lived from 1894 to 1940 and worked primarily in the Russian language.

Born

1894