30m
The German
Author:
Sholem -Aleichem (13)
Reader: Narek Baghdasaryan (289)
Category:
Prose (621)
Short story (657)
Jewish literature (11)
Translator:
Olga Sanahyan (20)
Age Recommendation: 13+
At the beginning of the 20th century, in a small Jewish town in Podolia newly connected to the railway, a local resident hosts an engineer from Germany. Differences in language, customs, and everyday habits lead to a series of amusing misunderstandings. Through ordinary encounters and interactions, the story explores provincial life, human relationships, hospitality, and the unexpected ways in which sincere gratitude can be understood by different people.