| Description |
x, 856 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Library of America ; 150 |
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Library of America ; 150.
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| Note |
"Ilan Stavans is the editor of this volume"--Page [vii]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 842-856). |
| Contents |
A friend of Kafka and other stories (1970). A friend of Kafka -- Guests on a winter night -- The key -- Dr. Beeber -- Stories from behind the stove -- The cafeteria -- The mentor -- Pigeons -- The chimney sweep -- The riddle -- Altele -- The joke -- The primper -- Schloimele -- The colony -- The blasphemer -- The wager -- The son -- Fate -- Powers -- Something is there. |
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A crown of feathers and other stories (1973). A crown of feathers -- A day in Coney Island -- The captive -- The blizzard -- Property -- The lantuch -- The son from America -- The briefcase -- The cabalist of East Broadway -- The bishop's robe -- A quotation from Klopstock -- The magazine -- Lost -- The prodigy -- The third one -- The recluse -- A dance and a hop -- Her son -- The egotist -- The beard -- The dance -- On a wagon -- Neighbors -- Grandfather and grandson. |
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Passions and other stories (1975). Hanka -- Old love -- Errors -- The admirer -- Sabbath in Portugal -- The yearning heifer -- The witch -- Sam Palka and David Vishkover -- A tutor in the village -- The New Year party -- A tale of two sisters -- A pair -- The fatalist -- Two markets -- The gravedigger -- The sorcerer -- Moishele -- Three encounters -- The adventure -- Passions. |
| Summary |
Presents a collection of sixty-five short stories. |
| 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 : Library of America, c2004 (OCoLC)607412438 |
| ISBN |
1931082626 alkaline paper |
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9781931082624 alkaline paper |
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