Isaac Bashevis Singer: Three Complete Novels (R)
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Slave, set in 17th-century Poland; Shosha, a depiction of Warsaw’s Jewish community on the eve of the Holocaust; and Enemies, a Love Story, which takes place in Brooklyn during the wake of WWII, are the three novels that make up this deeply affecting collection.,,From the rabble to the rabbis, Singer brilliantly evokes a tiny village and its citizenry in The Slave. He d….Read More
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