From: The New Leader | Date: May 4, 1998| Author: Falkenberg, Betty | COPYRIGHT 1998 American Labor Conference on International Affairs. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

By Yoel Hoffman Translated by David Kriss, Alan Treister and Eddie Levenston New Directions. 165pp. $17.95.

Reviewed by Betty Falkenberg Freelance writer, contributor, New York "Times Book Review"

The stunning American debut of Romanian-born Israeli author Yoel Hoffman, Katschen & The Book of Joseph, consists of two novellas. At 93 pages, the second is the longer one and opens the book. Joseph is a Jewish tailor who flees Russia with his infant son, Yingele ("Li...