The Five: A Novel and Five Stories of Old Odessa

“The Five” is one of the best Russian-language books of the 1930s. It describes the story of a Jewish family in Odessa on the eve of the events of 1905.

The novel and the stories included in the audiobook are united by the author’s love for his native city, wrapped in a nostalgic haze; by his attachment to childhood memories; by his longing for youth that has irreversibly gone…