Barry Goldstein's Yiddish translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" has just been released. Aaron Lansky visits with Goldstein to learn how and why he took on the translation.

You can purchase the book here:
http://cart.booksite.com/4382/shop/der-hobit-the-hobbit/

Episode 0051
December 18, 2012
Yiddish Book Center
Amherst, Massachusetts

Barry Goldstein's Yiddish translation of J.R.R. Tolkien's "The Hobbit" has just been released. Aaron Lansky visits with Goldstein to learn how and why he took on the translation. You can purchase the book here: http://cart.booksite.com/4382/shop/der-hobit-the-hobbit/ Episode 0051 December 18, 2012 Yiddish Book Center Amherst, Massachusetts

Episode 0051: Now in Yiddish-- "Der Hobit (The Hobbit)"

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