“The first time I read Isaac Babel was in a college creative writing class. The instructor was a sympathetic Jewish novelist with a Jesus-like beard, an affinity for Russian literature, and a melancholy sense of humor, such that one afternoon… — Elif Batuman Copy Share Image
I'm a big fan of the Russians: Isaac Babel is just an exquisite line-to-line stylist. — George Saunders Copy Share Image
