THE COLLECTED STORIES OF ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER. With an Introduction by the Author
New York: Farrar Straus Giroux, (1981). First edition. Paperback. The Uncorrected Proof. Singer (1903-1991) was a Polish American writer in Yiddish, awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. He was a leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, writing and publishing only in Yiddish. He was also awarded two U.S. National Book Awards, one in Children's literature for his memoir 'A Day of Pleasure': Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1970) and one in Fiction for his collection A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (1974). 588 pages. 47 stories. Perfect bound in the original green wrappers with black printing to front cover as issued. A very good solid copy with a light crease to the bottom rear wrapper and light sunning to spine. Item #14573
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