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1894–1940 Russia

Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel ( – 27 January 1940) was a Russian writer, journalist, playwright and literary translator.

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The vagrant moon trailed through the town and I tagged along, nurturing within me unfulfillable dreams and dissonant songs.

Isaac Babel’s Selected Writings (2010)

When a phrase is born, it is both good and bad at the same time. The secret of its success rests in a crux that is barely discernible. One’s fingertips must grasp the key, gently warming it. And then the key must be turned once, not twice.

Isaac Babel’s Selected Writings (2010)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Isaac Babel (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.