Lit Hub Daily: May 13, 2021

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TODAY: In 1916, Sholem Aleichem, whose short stories inspired The Fiddler on the Roof, dies.

Also on Lit Hub: Tayari Jones on The Women Of Brewster Place, nearly 40 years later • Nandana Dev Sen on translating the poetry of her mother, Nabaneeta • Read a story from Mikhail Iossel’s latest collection, Love Like Water, Love Like Fire



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