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The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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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 that world to the New World, from the East Side of New York to California and Miami.
The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer by Isaac Bashevis Singer | Summary & Study Guide



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Gimpel the Fool: And Other Stories

Farrar, Straus and Giroux

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Isaac Bashevis Singer’s first collection of stories, Gimpel the Fool, is a landmark work that has attracted international acclaim since it was first published in 1957. In Saul Bellow’s masterly translation, the title story follows the exploits of Gimpel, an ingenuous baker who is universally deceived but who declines to retaliate against his tormentors. Gimpel and the protagonists of the other stories in this volume all inhabit the distinctive pre–World War II ghettos of Poland and, beyond that, the larger world created by Singer’s unforgettable prose.
Stories for Children

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Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat," "Mazel and Shlimazel," and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp."
 
Stories for Children is a 1984 New York Times Book Review Notable Children's Book of the Year.
The Slave

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Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheless stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy the ill-fated couple.
Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories

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‘[A] delightful and distinguished book [of seven tales] from middle European folklore [by the winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature].' 'BL.

1967 Newbery Honor Book
Notable Children's Books of 1940–1970 (ALA)
1966 Fanfare Honor List (The Horn Book)
"Best of the Best" Children's Books 1966–1978 (SLJ)
Best Illustrated Children's Books of 1966 (NYT)
Children's Books of 1966 (Library of Congress)
Children's Books of the Year 1966 (CSA)

From two masters who need no introduction comes a handsome reprint of the classic Newbery Honor book Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories. With wit and whimsy, Maurice Sendak illustrates seven tales about the legendary village of fools, Chelm, written by Isaac Bashevis Singer. Silly, outrageous, and sometimes poignant, the stories (translated from the Yiddish) reflect the traditions, heroes, and villains of middle European folklore. The devil makes an appearance more than once, as do the ever-so-foolish yet highly revered Elders of Chelm. In "The Mixed-Up Feet and the Silly Bridegroom," four sisters wake one morning to discover that their feet have become mixed up in the bed they share. A wise Elder advises their mother to whack the bed with a big stick, thus causing each girl to grab her own feet in pain and surprise. When their feet are sorted out, he then recommends, the sisters should be married off as soon as possible, to reduce the possibility of similar mix-ups in the future. Of course, none of them count on the breathtaking stupidity of the first bridegroom. Another not-so-clever fellow stars in "The First Shlemiel." When this man's wife asks him to do three things for her, he promptly and accidentally proceeds to breach each one of his promises, resulting in a baby with a bump on his head, an escaped rooster, and an emptied pot of jam. Somehow, though, possibly because ignorance is bliss, fools always come out on top in these wonderful stories, making for terrific read-aloud, laugh-aloud fun for the entire family. (All ages) --Emilie Coulter

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IB Singer's talented sister overshadowed by her brothers - Canadian Jewish News
Canadian Jewish News, Canada - May 20, 2009
IB Singer's talented sister overshadowed by her brothersBy BILL GLADSTONE, Special to The CJN “I do not know of a single woman in Yiddish literature who wrote better than she did,” Isaac Bashevis Singer once commented about the little-known novelist and story writer Esther Kreitman, whose 1936 book,

Israeli parliament marks Yiddish Culture Day
The Associated Press - May 26, 2009
The most notable Yiddish writer of recent years is Isaac Bashevis Singer. The language is currently spoken in patches of ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities in Israel, the United States, the former Soviet Union and elsewhere. "People have been eulogizing

Pat Launer on San Diego Theater: 'Cornelia' and more - SDNN
SDNN, CA - May 22, 4539
Pat Launer on San Diego Theater: 'Cornelia' and more - SDNN SDNNPat Launer on San Diego Theater: 'Cornelia' and moreOther readers that evening include Sean Sullivan reading “The Little Heidelberg” by Isabelle Allende and “Mad Dogs and Englishmen” by Noël Coward; Walter Ritter reading “Brother Beetle” by Isaac Bashevis Singer and Veronica Murphy reading “Lydia's

Good morning, Buffalo - Buffalo News
Buffalo News,  United States - May 20, 2009
Good morning, Buffalo Hebrew and Arabic with subtitles) at 1:30 pm; a documentary about women comedians, "Making Trouble" (in English), at 4 pm, preceded by the short, "888-GO-KOSHER;" "Love Comes Lately" (in English), based on three Isaac Bashevis Singer stories,

Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre at 50: Le Chayim! - The Senior Times
The Senior Times, Canada - May 07, 2009
Dora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre at 50: Le Chayim! - The Senior Times The Senior TimesDora Wasserman Yiddish Theatre at 50: Le Chayim!Writers like Isaac Bashevis Singer and Sholem Aleichem who write in Yiddish and performers like the young people nurtured by Dora and now Bryna Wasserman continue to make the language – and the culture from which it is inseparable – accessible outside