| Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories Contributor(s): Singer, Isaac Bashevis (Author), Bellow, Saul (Translator), Bikel, Theodore (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1572707291 ISBN-13: 9781572707290 Publisher: Audio Partners OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: March 2007 Annotation: When the Nobel Prize committee praised his " impassioned narrative art which, with roots in a Polish-Jewish cultural tradition, brings universal human conditions to life, " Isaac Bashevis Singer modestly replied, " I never sit down to write to make a better world. I consider myself an entertainer." These four stories -- " Gimpel the Fool, " " Esther Kreindel the Second, " " The Spinoza of Market Street, " and " The Black Wedding" -- radiate Singer's celebrated wit and imagination. Theodore Bikel reads these timeless tales of shtetl life in classic, Yiddish storyteller cadence, giving the author's "inspired madness" a special warmth. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Audio Editions |
| Physical Information: 1.05" H x 5.52" W x 6.28" (0.29 lbs) 2 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: These four stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singer's 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." |
Contributor Bio(s): Singer, Isaac Bashevis: - 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. Bellow, Saul: -Saul Bellow (1915-2005), author of numerous novels, novellas, and stories, was the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards. He also received the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature, the National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, and the American Academy of Arts and Letters Gold Medal for Fiction. During the 1967 Arab-Israeli conflict, Bellow served as a war correspondent for Newsday. He taught at New York University, Princeton, and the University of Minnesota and was chairman of the Committee on Social Thought at the University of Chicago. |