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Abke the Chewer's troubles began when he tried to do a good deed. He got himself into trouble and was thrown into prison.

25m read Translated from Yiddish by Helen Chava Mintz

Every day Tamar passed the pastry shop with a little terrace where the people in the district where she lived ate different cakes with chestnut, chocolate, or fruit of the season.

9m read Translated from Croatian by Iskra Pavlović

There was a dream that followed me ruthlessly for years. It took me a long time to come to terms with what I saw...

53m read Translated from Turkish by Leyla Tonguç Basmaci

Jaim Benjamin was in great spirits, even better than the day before, an uncommon reaction to a project's close.

21m read

As murderous schemes go, Rudolf's was rather feeble. Frankly, I've heard better.

27m read

Irving would like you to understand that the world has rules, and that these rules should not be ignored. You should not kill another human being.

11m read

That summer, when I was still lost and unformed, I took a job as a service elevator operator at Third North, the N.Y.U. freshman dorm...

38m read

Sari asked Didi if she met Shimon at the university. No, said Didi, I met him long before. Where? It's a long story, ask my mother.

25m read Translated from Hebrew by Dalya Bilu

Maestro Wagner did not bother to rise from where he was seated when I entered his study, nor did he apologize for keeping me waiting a half-hour.

13m read

As Itsik drove down from the bungalow colony in his father-in-law's bouncy-springed old car in the dark, he whistled to keep himself awake.

26m read

I hate Passover. Some people think of it as the Jewish Thanksgiving. Not me. I never look forward to it.

20m read

Elisha Malchin was nineteen when he got off the village bus that Friday noon, and a girl he did not know got off before him.

22m read Translated from Hebrew by Yael Lotan

Only in the strictest technical sense was the announcement a surprise.

14m read

It was well past dark when the boys snuck out of their tent, untied two camels, and rode off into the desert.

17m read