Isaac Bashevis Singer: Old Truths and New Clichés, Kartoniert / Broschiert
Old Truths and New Clichés
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- Essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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- Herausgeber:
- David Stromberg
- Verlag:
- Princeton University Press, 05/2024
- Einband:
- Kartoniert / Broschiert
- Sprache:
- Englisch
- ISBN-13:
- 9780691259239
- Artikelnummer:
- 11633425
- Umfang:
- 248 Seiten
- Gewicht:
- 295 g
- Maße:
- 208 x 130 mm
- Stärke:
- 23 mm
- Erscheinungstermin:
- 14.5.2024
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From the Nobel Prize-winning writer, a new collection of literary and personal essaysOld Truths and New Clichés collects nineteen essays-most of them previously unpublished in English-by Isaac Bashevis Singer on topics that were central to his artistic vision throughout an astonishing and prolific literary career spanning more than six decades. Expanding on themes reflected in his best-known work-including the literary arts, Yiddish and Jewish life, and mysticism and philosophy-the book illuminates in new ways the rich intellectual, aesthetic, religious, and biographical background of Singer's singular achievement as the first Yiddish-language author to be awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature.
Like a modern Montaigne, Singer studied human nature and created a body of work that contributed to a deeper understanding of the human spirit. Much of his philosophical thought was funneled into his stories. Yet these essays, which Singer himself translated into English or oversaw the translation of, present his ideas in a new way, as universal reflections on the role of the artist in modern society. The unpublished essays featured here include "Old Truths and New Clichés," "The Kabbalah and Modern Times," and "A Trip to the Circus."
Old Truths and New Clichés brims with stunning archival finds that will make a significant impact on how readers understand Singer and his work. Singer's critical essays have long been overlooked because he has been thought of almost exclusively as a storyteller. This book offers an important correction to the record by further establishing Singer as a formidable intellectual.
Biografie (Isaac Bashevis Singer)
Isaac Bashevis Singer, geb. am 14.7.1904 in Radzymin in Polen geboren und wuchs in Warschau auf. Er erhielt eine traditionelle jüdische Erziehung. Mit 22 Jahren begann er, für eine jiddische Zeitung in Warschau Geschichten zu schreiben, zuerst auf hebräisch, dann auf jiddisch. 1935 emigrierte er in die USA und gehörte dort bald zum Redaktionsstab des 'Jewish Daily Forward'. 1978 wurde ihm für sein Gesamtwerk der Nobelpreis für Literatur verliehen. Für Aufsehen sorgten auch die Verfilmungen seiner Werke 'Feinde, die Geschichte einer Liebe' und 'Yentl'. Singer starb am 24.7.1991 in Miami.
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Old Truths and New Clichés
Aktueller Preis: EUR 20,43