Isaac Bashevis Singer
Polish-American author
Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yiddish: יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] – July 24, 1991) was a leading writer in Yiddish literature. He was a Jewish American who was born in Poland. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. He also was vegetarian.
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_(cropped).jpg) Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1969 | |
| Born | Izaak Zynger November 11, 1903 Leoncin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 24, 1991 (aged 87) Surfside, Florida, United States |
| Pen name | Bashevis, Warszawski (pron. Varshavsky), D. Segal |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Language | Yiddish |
| Citizenship | Poland, United States |
| Genre | Fictional prose |
| Notable works | The Magician of Lublin A Day of Pleasure |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1978 |
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References
change- ↑ "Is today actually Isaac Bashevis Singer's birthday?". Literary Hub. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Singer, Isaac Bashevis (November 11, 2019). "Who Needs Literature?". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Authors". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Isaac Bashevis Singer, Author at The American Scholar". The American Scholar. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Biography". Isaac Bashevis Singer. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ "Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903–1991)". Lapham's Quarterly. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
- ↑ Singer, Isaac Bashevis (May 24, 2017). "Isaac Bashevis Singer". Narrative Magazine. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
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