| Description |
x, 789 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Library of America ; 149 |
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Library of America ; 149.
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| Note |
"Ilan Stavans is the editor of this volume"--P. after t.p. verso. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 778-783). |
| Contents |
Gimpel the fool and other stories (1957). Gimpel the fool -- The gentleman from Cracow -- The wife killer -- By the light of memorial candles -- The mirror -- The little shoemakers -- Joy -- From the diary of one not born -- The old man -- Fire -- The unseen. |
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The Spinoza of Market Street (1961). The Spinoza of Market Street -- The black wedding -- A tale of two liars -- The shadow of a crib -- Shiddah and Kuziba -- Caricature -- The beggar said so -- The man who came back -- A piece of advice -- In the poorhouse -- The destruction of Kreshev. |
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Short Friday and other stories (1964). Taibele and her demon -- Big and little -- Blood -- Alone -- Esther Kreindel the second -- Jachid and Jechidah -- Under the knife -- The fast -- The last demon -- Yentl the Yeshiva boy -- Three tales -- Zeidlus the Pope -- A wedding in Brownsville -- I place my reliance on no man -- Cunegunde -- Short Friday. |
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The séance and other stories (1968). The séance -- The slaughterer -- The dead fiddler -- The Lecture -- Cockadoodledoo -- The plagiarist -- Zeitl and Rickel -- The warehouse -- Henne fire -- Getzel the monkey -- Yanda -- The needle -- Two corpses go dancing -- The parrot -- The brooch -- The letter writer. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of fifty-four short stories, including "Gimpel the Fool," "Yentl the Yeshiva Boy," and "The Mirror." |
| Subject |
Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991 -- Translations into English.
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| Added Author |
Stavans, Ilan.
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| Added Title |
Short stories. Selections. English
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| Other Form: |
Online version: Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991. Short stories. English. Selections. Collected stories. New York, N.Y. : Library of America, c2004 (OCoLC)607408122 |
| ISBN |
1931082618 alkaline paper |
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9781931082617 alkaline paper |
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