Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer's work explores humanity in all of its guises. This collection of forty-seven short stories, selected by Singer himself from across the whole of his career, brings together the best of his writing. From the supernatural "Taibele and Her Demon" to the poignant "The Unseen", and from gentle humour in "Gimpel the Fool" to tragedy...

Thirty-six stories by the Nobel Prize winner, including some of his most famous such as "Zlateh the Goat", "Mazel and Shlimazel", and "The Fools of Chelm and the Stupid Carp"....

Herman Broder, a refugee and Holocaust survivor, has three women in his life: Yadwiga, the loyal Polish peasant who hid him in a hayloft from the Nazis; Masha, his beautiful and neurotic true love; and Tamara, his first wife. Unsure of who he really is, what he wants and whether he can ever find peace, Herman navigates a crowded, Yiddish New York...

In the little town of Goray, laid waste by murder, famine and demonic spirits, the stargazers have reported seeing one Sabbatai Zevi, robed in purple, bedecked with jewels, riding a wild lion into Jerusalem. Meanwhile, as dark forces gather, the prophetess Rechele prepares to be the Devil's bride....

Herman Broder przeżył niemiecką okupację w Polsce. Ocalał dzięki służącej rodziców, wiejskiej dziewczynie, która ukrywała go przez trzy lata. Po wojnie żeni się z nią i emigruje do Nowego Jorku. W Ameryce wciąż prześladują go jednak wspomnienia holocaustu. Brzemię tragicznych przeżyć wojennych nie pozwala mu odnaleźć się w nowym świecie i nowych...