In the World of Chaos (Paperback)

Isaac Bashevis Singer

ISBN 13: 9798887192109

Published by Academic Studies Press, 2026

About this Item

Paperback. A complete picture of Isaac Bashevis Singers literary heritage.This volume brings together a rich collection of Isaac Bashevis Singers early work, including 27 short stories, 7 sketches of early fiction, as well as critical essays, childhood memoirs, and interviews.Singers early literary career in Warsaw (19251935) was crucial in laying the foundations for his later achievements in Jewish and world literature as a storyteller of Polish Jewry. During this period, he worked as a journalist, writer, and translator in the leading Yiddish cultural center of Eastern Europe. However, much of this work has remained unavailable in English translation.This volume makes a significant portion of Singers early fiction and non-fiction accessible in English for the first time, opening it up to scholars, students, and general readers alike. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: In the World of Chaos (Paperback)
• Publisher: Academic Studies Press
• Publication Date: 2026
• Language: English
• ISBN 13: 9798887192109
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

A complete picture of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s literary heritage.

This volume brings together a rich collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s early work, including 27 short stories, 7 sketches of early fiction, as well as critical essays, childhood memoirs, and interviews.

Singer’s early literary career in Warsaw (1925–1935) was crucial in laying the foundations for his later achievements in Jewish and world literature as a storyteller of Polish Jewry. During this period, he worked as a journalist, writer, and translator in the leading Yiddish cultural center of Eastern Europe. However, much of this work has remained unavailable in English translation.

This volume makes a significant portion of Singer’s early fiction and non-fiction accessible in English for the first time, opening it up to scholars, students, and general readers alike.

About the Authors

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. 

Jan Schwarz is Associate Professor and Senior lecturer of Yiddish at Lund University in Sweden.