Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life - Softcover

Hadda, Janet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0299186946 ISBN 13: 9780299186944

Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press, 2003

Synopsis

[ Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life By ( Author ) Mar-2003 Paperback

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Review:

"The iridescent charm of Isaac Bashevis Singer is such as to give the slip to the very letters of the alphabet, but Janet Hadda has out-tricked the Yiddish trickster in this brief but wonderfully alive-and-kicking biography. The story she tells will entertain, appall, and fascinate both those who have yet to discover Singer and those who think they know him."--Jack Miles, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "God: A Biography"

"The iridescent charm of Isaac Bashevis Singer is such as to give the slip to the very letters of the alphabet, but Janet Hadda has out-tricked the Yiddish trickster in this brief but wonderfully alive-and-kicking biography. The story she tells will entertain, appall, and fascinate both those who have yet to discover Singer and those who think they know him." Jack Miles, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winning author of "God: A Biography""

"The iridescent charm of Isaac Bashevis Singer is such as to give the slip to the very letters of the alphabet, but Janet Hadda has out-tricked the Yiddish trickster in this brief but wonderfully alive-and-kicking biography. The story she tells will entertain, appall, and fascinate both those who have yet to discover Singer and those who think they know him." Jack Miles, MacArthur Fellow and Pulitzer Prize winning author of God: A Biography

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Synopsis:

Isaac Bashevis SInger brought the vibrant milieu of pre-Holocaust Polish Jewry to the English-speaking world through his subtle psychological insight, deep sympathy for the eccentricities of Jewish folk custom and unerring feel for the heroism of everyday life. His novels, including "The Family Moskat and Enemies: A Love Story" and his short stories such as "Yentl" and "Gimpel the Fool" prove him to be a consummate storyteller and one of the greatest Yiddish writers of the 20th century.

About this edition

• Publisher: University of Wisconsin Press
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0299186946
• ISBN 13: 9780299186944
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272