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The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer

The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

The forty-seven stories in this collection, selected by Singer himself out of nearly one hundred and fifty, range from the publication of his now-classic first collection, "Gimpel the Fool," in 1957, until 1981. They include supernatural tales, slices of life from Warsaw and the shtetls of Eastern Europe, and stories of the Jews displaced from ...

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Enemies a Love Story

Enemies a Love Story more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Herman Broder has three wives: Yadwiga, the Polish peasant who hid him from the Nazis; Masha, his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife, miraculously returned from the dead. Astonished by each new complication, and yet resigned to a life of evasion, Herman navigates a crowded, Yiddish New York with a sense of perpetually ...

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Stories for Children

Stories for Children more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A collection of 36 tales--culled from some of the author's previously published works such as "The Power of Light" and "When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw".

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Satan in Goray

Satan in Goray more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

In the little town of Goray, laid waste by murder, famine and demonic spirits, the stargazers have reported seeing one Sabbatai Zevi, robed in purple, bedecked with jewels, riding a wild lion into Jerusalem. Meanwhile, as dark forces gather, the prophetess Rechele prepares to be the Devil's bride.

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Slave

Slave more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A drama set against the background of 17th century Poland. It is a love story rooted in the folklore of the period. The author also wrote "The Magician of Lublin", "Old Love", "Shosha", "The Estate", "Family Moskat" and "The Image and Other Stories".

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Gimpel the fool and other stories

Gimpel the fool and other stories more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Singer's first colleciotn of stories, "Gimpel the Fool," is a landmark of world literature and attracted international attention when it was first published in 1957. The title story, beautifully translated by Saul Bellow, follows the exploits of gimpel, an ingenuous baker, who is universally deceived but declines to retaliate. Other protagonists ...

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Family Moskat

Family Moskat more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Tells the story of the prosperous Moskat family, Polish Jews living in Warsaw between the dawn of the 20th century and the gloom of 1939. Characters in this novel include saints and swindlers, tough Zionists and mystic philosophers, and medieval Rabbis and ultra-modern painters.

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Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories

Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Retellings of seven traditional Jewish tales accompanied by finely detailed, B&W illustrations. Selections include "The Snow in Chelm," "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom," and "The Devil's Trick." Selected by the New York Times Book Review as one of the Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966.

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A crown of feathers and other stories more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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In My Fathers Court

In My Fathers Court more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A memoir of Singer's childhood in the household and rabbinical court of his father. The vanished world Singer recalls, of the Hasidic community in Warsaw in the early part of this century, is beautifully evoked.

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Shadows on the Hudson

Shadows on the Hudson more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A translation from the Yiddish of one of Singer's early novels, first published serially in the late 1950s. It portrays a small circle of prosperous Jewish refugees living in postwar New York. Boris Makaver, the central figure in this group, is a devout and well-to-do businessman who worries over his daughter Anna's disastrous marriages and ...

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Shosha more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Set in Warsaw, the book's central character is born and raised in the Jewish ghetto and its subject is his relationship and marriage with his childhood sweetheart, the physically and mentally stunted Shosha.

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King of the Fields more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A fictional exploration of primitive history in which the battles for supremacy between peoples resisting civilization can be read as a comment on the modern world. The author also wrote "The Estate", "The Magician of Lublin", "The Family Moskat" and was awarded the 1978 Nobel Prize for literature.

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The Penitent more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

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The Certificate more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A penniless young writer wishes to emigrate to Palestine in 1922, and the only way he can do it is to marry a wealthy woman. Singer's novel chronicles his adventures, both sensual and ethical--in Warsaw as he attempts to reach his goal.

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More Stories from My Father's Court more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Prof. Curt Leviant (Translator)

These 28 autobiographical stories from the Jewish Daily Forward are set in Singer's old neighborhood in Warsaw. From the point of view of the young child he was, Singer tells stories about local characters and their encounters with various aspects of the law: a long-married couple reluctantly seeks a divorce, a man apologizes to the woman he ...

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The death of Methuselah and other stories more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978 and renowned as a great storyteller, the author has now published a new collection of 20 stories. In the title story Methuselah is 969 and longs for death at the very moment when the Deluge is about to be unleashed. "The Jew of Babylon" tells of a miracle worker and sorcerer whose good works are ...

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Power of Light: Eight Stories for Hanukkah more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

A collection of eight stories, one for each night of Hanukkah, all of which tell of light triumphing over darkness. Illustrated with color paintings.

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Why Noah chose the dove more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Eric Carle

Who will Noah decide to take with him when the Flood comes? Each of the animals boasts about their particular qualities in the hope of winning a place on the Ark. But only one animal shows the quality of modesty. This is a simple retelling of the Old Testament story.

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Naftali the Storyteller and His Horse, Sus: And Other Stories more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Margot Zemach (Illustrator)

A collection of short stories which explores the humor and life of the people of Poland.

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Yentyl the Yeshiva Boy more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Antonio Fransconi (Illustrator), Elizabeth Pollet (Translator)

Recognizing that Yentyl seems to have the soul and disposition of a man, her father studies the Torah and other holy books with her. When he dies, Yentyl feels that she no longer has a reason to remain in the village, and so, late one night, she cuts off her hair, dresses as a young man, and sets out to find a yeshiva where she can continue her ...

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The Fools of Chelm and Their History more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Even though they were poor, the people of Chelm were content with their lives until the Council of Sages made them aware of their problems.

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Isaac Bashevis Singer Stories V. 1 Gimpel: Gimpel the Fool to Seance more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Ilan Stavans (Editor)

To mark the centennial of the birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Library of America presents Collected Stories, a major celebration of Singer's achievement. Beginning with Gimpel the Fool, whose title story brought Singer to sudden prominence in America when translated by Saul Bellow in 1953, and concluding with The Death of Methuselah, the ...

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Magician of Lublin more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer

Yasha could perform tricks, shell peas with his toes, dance on the tightrope and turn somersaults on the high wire. He owned a fine house and had a wife, Esther, who was devoted to him. Life was good, but Yasha was destined to find God and to discover faith, and there was no middle road.

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Isaac Bashevis Singer Stories V. 3 Brazil: One Night in Brazil to the Death of Methuselah more books like this

by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Ilan Stavans (Editor), Illan Stavans (Editor)

To mark the centennial of the birth of Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Library of America presents Collected Stories, a major celebration of Singer's achievement. Beginning with Gimpel the Fool, whose title story brought Singer to sudden prominence in America when translated by Saul Bellow in 1953, and concluding with The Death of Methuselah, the ...

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