Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt

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Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt

Name: Isaac Bashevis Singer: Writings on Yiddish and Yiddishkayt
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A Spiritual Reappraisal, 1946–1955

Written by David Stromberg and Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Between 1946 and 1955 Isaac Bashevis Singer underwent a total transformation. During the post-Holocaust period Singer reappraised everything he knew, questioned all his assumptions, and rebuilt his artistic vision. This transformation would soon become evident in his literary fiction, but it was also laid out for readers in essays that appeared in the pages of the Yiddish daily Forverts. Sitting in New York, with the Cold War and McCarthyism gripping American hearts and minds, Singer dove deep into his cultural and spiritual heritage to turn the moral and social principles of the past into workable tools that could build a viable Jewish future. Some of the issues that Singer raises in this collection are not only prescient— they are more urgent in our day than they were in his. Throughout, Singer reminds us that the human spirit is our greatest treasure and that we are each personally responsible for its safekeeping.

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.

ISBN-13: 9798989452484
Publisher: White Goat Press
Imprint: White Goat Press
Publication date: 11 March 2025
Format: Hardback
Pages: 219
Dimensions: 203 x 127 mm
Language: English