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Jacob Dinezon's dramatic Yiddish romance novel 'The Dark Young Man' was a surprise success in 1877. (Courtesy of the Jewish Storyteller Press/via JTA)
April 8, 2019, 6:02 am
A forgotten hit 1877 Yiddish romance novel has just been translated to English
Yankev Dinezon’s ‘The Dark Young Man’ sold 200,000 copies, catapulted him to fame, and made him a mentor to the top writers of his day. Then he fell into obscurity — until now
By Penny Schwartz
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