{"product_id":"isaac-bashevis-singer-writings-on-yiddish-and-yiddishkayt-the-war-years-1939-1947-paperback","title":"Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt: The War Years, 1939-1947 - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eIsaac Bashevis Singer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eDavid Stromberg\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA poignant exploration of Jewish identity and Yiddish culture during the Holocaust years.\u003c\/b\u003e This collection of essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated and edited by David Stromberg, offers a unique window into Singer's thoughts on Yiddish language, Jewish tradition, and the challenges of modernity during a time of immense historical upheaval.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSelected from Singer's writings in the \u003ci\u003eForverts\u003c\/i\u003e, these essays capture his urgent desire to preserve Yiddish culture as it faced destruction. Singer grapples with questions of faith, assimilation, and the role of literature in a world consumed by war. Discover Singer's reflections on: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe essence of Yiddishkayt\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe impact of the Holocaust on Jewish consciousness\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe struggle between tradition and modernity\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume provides a powerful and intimate look at a literary giant wrestling with the fate of his people and his art. Perfect for readers interested in Jewish history, Yiddish culture, and the enduring power of the human spirit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIsaac 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 181\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.03 x 5.11 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 14, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47540197753053,"sku":"9798987707890","price":22.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ED6CG_d8o_9798987707890.webp?v=1782127061","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/isaac-bashevis-singer-writings-on-yiddish-and-yiddishkayt-the-war-years-1939-1947-paperback","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}