World Literature

Moshe Ron, editor and co-translator, Uncanny Portraits. (Tel Aviv: Hakibutz Hameuchad, 1999).

This is a unique anthology of 19th century fiction about portraits, including Balzac’s “La Maison du chat-qui-pelote,” Hawthorne’s “The Prophetic Pictures,” Poe’s “The Oval Portrait,” Gogol’s “The Portrait” [1st version; translated by Nili Mirsky], Th. 

Storm’s "Aquis submersus” [translated by Ran Hacohen], Hardy’s “Barbara of the House of Grebe” and H. James’ “The Liar”, with an extensive afterword essay.

 

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