What's this story?

[Janneke van de Stadt]

This is  Isaac Babel's wonderful story "In the Basement" ("V
podvale").  There are several such gems in his repertoire!

Best,

Janneke


At 12:38 AM 4/20/2005, you wrote:
>We're wracking our brains for the title and author of this story:  a
>little boy, poor, Jewish (?), befriends a boy of higher social
>status.  The poor boy is full of despair, particularly about his family.
>He attempts to drown himself in a rain barrel (?); his grandfather pulls
>him out, and the boy has to face the truth that he is stuck with his
>family and life.
>This story was part of an anthology of Russian Short Stories found in high
>school lit classes in the '70's among other places.  Can you help us with
>the details?
>Thanks,
>Marilyn Hoogen
>
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