Siuzhet Babelia - Bar-Sella Zeev

I.E. Babel (1894-1940) - one of the most famous, but at the same time and mysterious Russian writers. Thousands of articles and dozens of monographs have been written about his biography, related literary scandals, unique style, history of publications. But riddles are still considered unsolved. The book of the famous Israeli Slavist Bar-Sella is a comprehensive study of The Babel mysteries. It is based on a thorough analysis not only of the history of publications, but also of the handwritten heritage. The author consistently and reasonedly proves that Babel's prose and his dramaturgy are connected by a single plot, dating back to the biblical concept. In addition, the hypotheses concerning the arrest of the writer and the fate of his disappeared archive are substantiated. The book is addressed to philologists, historians, cultural scientists, psychologists, as well as a wide range of readers interested in the fate of Russian and Soviet literature.