Isaac Bashevis Singer

Gebundenes Buch

In the World of Chaos

Early Writings

Herausgeber: Schwarz, Jan

Beschreibung

As a young man in Warsaw, Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) wrote naturalist stories, sketches, and his first memoir, and translated eleven books of contemporary European literature into Yiddish. Published originally in the Yiddish press under the pseudonym Yitskhok Bashevis, the edition introduces the early writings in fluent English translations. The early fiction and non-fiction are annotated, richly illustrated, and includes a literary historical introduction.

Autor

A leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991), was a Polish-born Jewish-American dramatist, novelist, playwright, satirist, and translator. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. Jan Schwarz is Associate Professor and Senior lecturer of Yiddish at Lund University in Sweden.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Academic Studies Press
• Seitenzahl: 460
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Februar 2026
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 228mm x 152mm
• ISBN-13: 9798887192093
• Artikelnr.: 67574597