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When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw: And Other Stories

Name: When Shlemiel Went to Warsaw: And Other Stories
Author: Margot Zemach, Isaac Bashevis Singer
ISBN: 9780374483654

by Margot Zemach, Isaac Bashevis Singer

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About the Author, Margot Zemach, Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer

The great voice of the Yiddish-language tradition in modern Jewish literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer is best known for short stories (think "Yentl") with deeply Jewish roots yet universal appeal.

Biography

Isaac Bashevis Singer emigrated to New York from Poland in 1935 and found work with the Jewish Daily Forward. Author of many novels, collections of short stories, and books for children, he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.

Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA).

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"Eight stories, some of them based on traditional Jewish tales, by one of the greatest storytellers of our time. The length, the style, and the humor make them a happy source for storytelling; individual readers will have the added pleasure of the Zemach illustrations, distinctive in their own right." —Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

Eight stories, some inspired by traditional Jewish tales, feature such characters as Shlemiel, Todie, Rabbi Leib and Menaseh. PW called this ``a rich collection that will be enjoyed by both young and old.'' (All ages)