Isaac Bashevis Singer (Author of The Slave)

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Isaac Bashevis Singer

Born

in Leoncin, Poland

November 21, 1902

Died

July 24, 1991

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Science Fiction & Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Science

Influences

Knut Hamsun, Sholom Aleichem, Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Arthur Schopenhauer, ...more

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Isaac Bashevis Singer was a Polish American author of Jewish descent, noted for his short stories. He was one of the leading figures in the Yiddish literary movement, and received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.
His memoir, "A Day Of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw", won the U.S. National Book Award in Children's Literature in 1970, while his collection "A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories" won the U.S. National Book Award in Fiction in 1974. ...more

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Average rating: 4.04 · 50,128 ratings · 4,721 reviews · 551 distinct works 鈥� Similar authors

	The Slave by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Cecil Hemley (Translator) 4.23 avg rating — 3,994 ratings — published 1962 — 22 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Magician of Lublin 3.91 avg rating — 3,738 ratings — published 1960 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Enemies: A Love Story 3.97 avg rating — 3,617 ratings — published 1966 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shosha 3.98 avg rating — 2,833 ratings — published 1978 — 119 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow (Translator), Allegra Goodman (欧宝娱乐 Author) (Introduction) 4.13 avg rating — 2,391 ratings — published 1953 — 94 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer 4.38 avg rating — 2,189 ratings — published 1982 — 54 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Family Moskat by Isaac Bashevis Singer, A.H. Gross (Translator) 4.22 avg rating — 1,844 ratings — published 1950 — 104 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Satan in Goray by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Jacob Sloan (Translator), Ruth R. Wisse (Introduction) 3.89 avg rating — 1,716 ratings — published 1935 — 93 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	In My Father's Court 4.26 avg rating — 1,192 ratings — published 1956 — 86 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Shadows on the Hudson by Isaac Bashevis Singer, Joseph Sherman (Translator) 4.02 avg rating — 1,222 ratings — published 1957 — 60 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Familien Moskat (2 books)
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Isaac Bashevis Singer,

Kari Risvik (Translator),

Kjell Risvik (Translator),

Carl Henrik Gr酶ndahl (Afterword)

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Quotes by Isaac Bashevis Singer (?)

“People often say that humans have always eaten animals, as if this is a justification for continuing the practice. According to this logic, we should not try to prevent people from murdering other people, since this has also been done since the earliest of times.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer

tags: ethics, vegetarian, vegetarianism

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“I did not become a vegetarian for my health, I did it for the health of the chickens.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer

tags: chicken, vegetarianism

358 likes

“I believe in God but people are liars. It's those people who say they are appointed by God who I don't believe in.”
― Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Collected Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer

tags: truth

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Polls

March 2023 Short Story/Novella Poll

The Dream of a Ridiculous Man by Fyodor Dostoevsky, 32 pages, 1877

76 votes, 29.0%

The Old Maid by Edith Wharton, 96 pages, 1922

66 votes, 25.2%

The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs, 32 pages, 1902

46 votes, 17.6%

The Blazing World by Margaret Cavendish, 94 pages, 1666

22 votes, 8.4%

The Paying Guest by George Gissing, 80 pages, 1885

22 votes, 8.4%

Gimpel the Fool by Isaac Bashevis Singer, 10 pages, 1957

17 votes, 6.5%

So Long a Letter by Mariama B芒, 90 pages, 1980

13 votes, 5.0%

262 total votes

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