Ginsburg, Mirra

Overview

Works:	184 works in 735 publications in 8 languages and 32,137 library holdings
Genres:	Fiction Juvenile works Picture books Stories in rhyme Big books Satirical literature Biographies History Folk literature Humor
Roles:	Author, Translator, Editor, Other, Contributor, Narrator, Creator
Classifications:	PZ8.1.G455, E

Publication Timeline

Most widely held works about Mirra Ginsburg

The fatal eggs by Mikhail Bulgakov( Book )
"The fatal eggs", a comparison of two translations by Amy Dickerman( )
The melting pot : Russian Jewish New York( )
Mirra Ginsburg papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )
Papers by Mirra Ginsburg( )

Most widely held works by Mirra Ginsburg

Mushroom in the rain by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

43 editions published between 1972 and 1996 in 3 languages and held by 2,132 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

How can an ant, butterfly, mouse, sparrow, and rabbit all take shelter from the rain under the same mushroom when originally there was room only for the ant?

Across the stream by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

27 editions published between 1982 and 2011 in 3 languages and held by 1,954 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A hen and three chicks are saved from a bad dream by a duck and three ducklings

The chick and the duckling by V Suteev( Book )

53 editions published between 1972 and 2009 in English and French and held by 1,877 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Hatched at the same time, the chick is successful at imitating the duck until the latter goes for a swim

Good morning, chick by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

40 editions published between 1980 and 2015 in 5 languages and held by 1,849 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

When he tries to imitate a rooster, a newly-hatched chick falls in a puddle

Clay boy by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

7 editions published between 1997 and 2007 in English and held by 1,087 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Wanting a son, an old man and woman make a clay boy who comes to life and begins eating everything in sight until he meets a clever goat

The Chinese mirror by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

9 editions published between 1987 and 1998 in English and held by 1,067 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of a traditional Korean tale in which a mirror brought from China causes confusion within a family as each member looks in it and sees a different stranger

Asleep, asleep by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

4 editions published in 1992 in English and held by 946 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Everything everywhere is asleep except for the wind and one wakeful child

The dragon : fifteen stories by Evgeniĭ Ivanovich Zami︠a︡tin( Book )

15 editions published between 1967 and 1976 in English and held by 926 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Two greedy bears by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

17 editions published between 1976 and 2000 in English and held by 883 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A clever fox teaches two bears a lesson about greed

The sun's asleep behind the hill by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

7 editions published between 1982 and 2000 in English and held by 847 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

The sun, the breeze, the leaves, the bird, the squirrel, and the child all grow tired after a long day and go to sleep

How the sun was brought back to the sky. by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

11 editions published between 1975 and 1997 in 3 languages and held by 823 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

After the sun fails to shine for the third day, three chicks go in search of it with the help of their animal friends

Where does the sun go at night? by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

13 editions published between 1981 and 1989 in English and held by 803 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Every night the sun goes to the house of his grandma, the deep blue sky, is tucked in bed by his grandpa, the wind, and is awakened the following day by the morning. Adapted from an Armenian song

Four brave sailors by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

10 editions published between 1987 and 1991 in 3 languages and held by 705 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Four mice are brave sailors who fear nothing except the cat

The fatal eggs, and other Soviet satire by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

11 editions published between 1965 and 1968 in English and held by 659 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three kittens by V Suteev( Book )

13 editions published between 1973 and 1992 in English and Undetermined and held by 607 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Three playful kittens change colors as they chase a mouse, a toad, and a fish

The king who tried to fry an egg on his head by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

4 editions published between 1992 and 1994 in English and held by 556 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A poor and foolish king marries off his three daughters to the Sun, the Moon, and the Raven and then tries to copy their special talents

Three rolls and one doughnut : fables from Russia by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

11 editions published between 1970 and 1973 in English and held by 511 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A collection of brief tales, riddles, and fables from various parts of Russia

The life of Monsieur de Molière by Mikhail Bulgakov( Book )

8 editions published between 1970 and 2017 in English and held by 504 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

Blending biography with fiction, this portrait of the famed French playwright is written by a kindred spirit: the author of The Master and Margarita. Mikhail Bulgakov and Jean-Baptiste Poquelin'more commonly known as Moliere'had much in common. The twentieth-century Russian satirist and dramatist and the seventeenth-century French playwright known for Tartuffe and The Misanthrope shared a love for finding material in the shortcomings and follies of the human condition. They both created their art under unpredictable and often repressive regimes'Bulgakov under the Bolsheviks and Moliere under King Louis XIV'and often saw their work censored or banned. Both were also favored by influential men: King Louis was Moliere's patron, and Stalin, despite his oppressive rule, was a fan of Bulgakov's work. Perhaps it is not surprising that Bulgakov penned such a vibrant, affectionate biography of one of the greatest masters of comedy in the Western canon. Written between 1932 and 1933 and eventually published posthumously in 1963, Bulgakov's portrait of the famed French playwright and actor goes beyond the usual boundaries of biography'the two men at times seem to be communicating with each other across the centuries through Bulgakov's lively prose and inspired interpretations of the life of a literary kindred spirit. Sliding delightfully between fiction and meticulous fact, The Life of Monsieur de Moliere is not to be missed. "In its playfulness and hybridity, this book looks forward to contemporary 'faction' that fuses fiction and biography." 'John Dugdale, The Guardian Book Review

The heart of a dog by Mikhail Bulgakov( Book )

11 editions published between 1968 and 2016 in English and held by 502 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

This hilarious, brilliantly inventive novel by the author of The Master and Margarita tells the story of a scroungy Moscow mongrel named Sharik. Thanks to the skills of a renowned Soviet scientist and the transplanted pituitary gland and testes of a petty criminal, Sharik is transformed into a lecherous, vulgar man who spouts Engels and inevitably finds his niche in the bureaucracy as the government official in charge of purging the city of cats

How Wilka went to sea, and other tales from west of the Urals by Mirra Ginsburg( Book )

5 editions published in 1975 in English and held by 484 WorldCat member libraries worldwide

A retelling of ten traditional Finno-Ugric and Turkic tales representing nine separate cultures of the Soviet Union