A review by rocketiza
The Complete Works of Isaac Babel by Isaac Babel

2.0

As my first expose to Babel, a complete works was the wrong way to go. I do think if I had a read a curated collection of stories, I would have enjoyed this far more. However, this tome included a lot of stuff that I think was likely just writing exercises or works he would have chosen not to publish. Also, there was the huge cultural barrier.