Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1946 (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9798988677307)

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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1946

$24.95

Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1946

$24.95
Format: Hardcover
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A vital collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer's Yiddish essays on Jewish culture and identity during the Holocaust years.

Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt unveils a crucial period in the Nobel laureate's work, showcasing his reflections on Jewish life, Yiddish language, and the looming shadow of the Holocaust. Translated and edited by David Stromberg, these essays, originally penned for a Yiddish-speaking audience, offer a unique window into Singer's evolving thoughts on tradition, modernity, and the role of the writer in times of crisis.

This collection provides:

  • Insightful commentary on Jewish identity, religious practice, and cultural preservation.
  • Historical context for understanding Singer's later fiction.
  • A poignant exploration of loss, resilience, and the enduring power of the human spirit.

For readers of Jewish literature, cultural history, and anyone seeking a deeper understanding of Isaac Bashevis Singer's multifaceted genius, this volume is a must-read.

Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
ISBN-13: 9798988677307
Publisher: White Goat Press
Language: English
Published: 11/14/2023
Pages: 181
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 7.70h x 5.20w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Publishers Weekly 08/21/2023
Library Journal 10/01/2023 pg. 124
Kirkus Reviews 10/15/2023

By Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish-born Jewish-American author of novels, short stories, memoirs, essays, and stories for children. His career spanned nearly seven decades of literary production, much of it spent translating his own work from Yiddish into English, which he undertook with various collaborators and editors. Singer published widely during his lifetime, with nearly sixty stories appearing in The New Yorker, and received numerous awards and prizes, including two Newbery Honor Book Awards (1968 and 1969), two National Book Awards (1970 and 1974), and the Nobel Prize for Literature (1978). Known for fiction that portrayed 19th-century Polish Jewry as well as supernatural tales that combined Jewish mysticism with demonology, Singer was a master storyteller whose sights were set squarely on the tension between human nature and the human spirit.

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