The Stories of Tevye the Dairyman

De: Sholem Aleichem

Narrado por: Theodore Bikel

The internationally renowned star of Fiddler on the Roof brings the original stories of Tevye to life! Tevye personified the dreams not only of Russian Jews but of people everywhere when he sang "If I Were a Rich Man." And for millions around the world, Theodore Bikel personified Tevye. Now hear the original stories of Tevye, as written by Sholem Aleichem (pen name of Sholem Rabinovich): "Today's Children," "Hodl," "Chava," and "Lekh-Lekho," the stories which were the basis for Fiddler, plus "Tevye Strikes It Rich" and "Tevye Blows a Small Fortune." Reacquaint yourself with the buoyant, ingenious, compassionate, irrepressible, anxious, philosophical, God-loving, God-fearing dairyman, who embodies the simple and joyous, difficult and sometimes dangerous world of the Eastern European Jews during a time of sweeping historical change.©1987 by Shocken Books, Inc., Translated With the Permission of the Family of Sholem Aleichem (P)1995 by Audio Renaissance Tapes, a Division of Cassette Productions Unlimited, Inc.

A Classic

These stories are essential to the Ashkenazi Jewish self-image and mythos. This is the backbone of the Fiddler On The Roof script. The narrator, Theodore Bikel, does a fantastic job. A great listen!

Bikel's reading improves masterpiece of literature

Would you recommend this audiobook to a friend? If so, why?

As a series of stories written in the first person, this is clearly a work that is improved as an audiobook, especially as the story is told by a top-notch actor, Theodore Bikel. So much more of Sholem Aleichem's humor and pathos is expressed in this reading that could easily be missed in a quick reading of the stories alone.

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Stories of Tevye the Dairyman?

There were many. I especially enjoyed Tevye's misquotes of Bible and Talmud.

Which character – as performed by Theodore Bikel – was your favorite?

Clearly it was Tevye as the main character. However, Bikel's reading was so good, it was easy to tell one character from another.

If you were to make a film of this book, what would the tag line be?

The Origin of "Fiddler on the Roof"

Pure Perfection

The story and narrator are absolutely perfect.So perfect that I am never tired to listen to this again and again.

Bikel is fantastic as Tevye

Don't worry about the poor audio on the sample, the download is fine. I am using quality 4 (because I have an old iPod) and there are no problems. I own this on cassette, so I knew that the performance was fantastic. Theodore Bikel knows how to deliver Tevye. If you love Fiddler on the Roof, this is a great way to get the stories that inspired the musical.

Simply heautiful

Warm, funny and heart-touching! Stories of Tevye on which Fiddler on the roof is based. Excellent narration.