Lately, I’ve been corresponding with Gregory Freidin, Professor and Chair of Slavic Languages and Literatures at Stanford, nice guy, and editor of 2 books on Isaac Babel. I’ve been interested in Babel for quite some time now, but after asking Freidin why he has dedicated so much time and effort to bringing Babel to the masses, I didn’t have the simple reply I expected; instead, Mr. Freidin gave me several lengthy, passionate answers.  You should take them into consideration if […]