Another centers on the decline of an institution founded by a merchant named Kofman that originally had made money by renting a coffin for use in funerals.
In one story from this collection, Sasha Borovoi claims that there was "no use at all" for the dead title character after his futile visit to Vladislav Simen, a Cheka officer. Another centers on the decline of an institution founded by a merchant named Kofman that originally had made money by renting a coffin for use in funerals. In addition to "Froim Grach" and "The End of the Almshouse," one story from this collection tells of the robbery of Tartakovsky and how the chief perpetrator paid for the burial of a clerk who was shot during the crime. It is perhaps best known for a story in which a police station is set ablaze so the cops cannot disturb the marriage of the sister of "The King," the (*) gangster Benya Krik. For 10 points, name this short story collection by Isaac Babel set in the Moldavanka of the titular Ukrainian port.
In one story from this collection, Sasha Borovoi claims that there was "no use at all" for the dead title character after his futile visit to Vladislav Simen, a Cheka officer.
The {Odessa Tales}