Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories - Hardcover

SINGER, Isaac Bashevis

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0374162441 ISBN 13: 9780374162443

Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1978

Synopsis

These four stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singers work. Theodore Bikel reads these wise and funny tales in classic Yiddish storyteller cadence, injecting special warmth and resonance. The tales include Gimpel the Fool, Esther Kreindel the Second, The Spinoza of Market Street, and The Black Wedding.

About this title

About the Author:

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991) was the author of many novels, stories, children's books, and memoirs. He was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978 and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction in 1989.

From AudioFile:

These four stories show Jewish shtetl life at the turn of the century. "Gimpel the Fool" knows more than he lets on; "Esther Kreindel the Second" is the sad story of a girl whose soul and body are possessed by the first Esther; "The Spinoza of Market Street" is about a sickly scholar who is seduced by the spinster of the community; and "The Black Wedding" is about demons and evil spirits most horrible to contemplate. Each story is read in the clear, melodious voice of Theodore Bikel, who accentuates the Yiddish words and worlds forgotten in today's society. His European accent reflects shtetl life and its people, drawing the listener into careful contemplation of the underlying themes. M.B.K. (c)AudioFile, Portland, Maine

About this edition

• Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux
• Publication date: 1978
• ISBN 10: 0374162441
• ISBN 13: 9780374162443
• Binding: Hardcover