DER REGNBOYGN. ARCO IRIS
Buenos Ayres [Buenos Aires]: Tsukunft, 1944. First Edition. Item #39200
1st Yiddish Edition. Original Paper Wrappers. 8vo. [7]- 287 pages ; 19 cm. In Yiddish. Title in English was, "The Rainbow. " This is the first Yiddish edition of Wanda Wasilewskas novel which won the Stalin Prize in 1943. "Wasilewska (1905 1964) , was a Polish and Soviet novelist and communist political activist who played an important role in the creation of a Polish division of the Soviet Red Army during World War II and the formation of the People's Republic of Poland. She fled the German attack on Warsaw in September 1939 and took up residence in Soviet-occupied Lviv and eventually the Soviet Union (as a writer, she) was one of the first Polish (authors) to follow the rules of Socialist Realism. She wrote several novels and a handful of poems. The communist government in Poland named countless streets and schools after her and she was one of the most notable figures in communist society. Some of her books were obligatory at school after the war. " (Wikipedia, 2017) OCLC lists 12 copies worldwide. Pages are toned, and nearing brittle. One corner folded. Wrappers show some wear, with small tear in spine. About Good Condition. (HOLO2-135-76).
Price: $100.00