Gimpel the Fool: And Other Stories
by Isaac Bashevis Singer
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Author: Isaac Bashevis SingerTranslator: Saul Bellow
Introduction: Allegra Goodman
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-01-10
ISBN: 0374530254
Number of pages: 224
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Book Reviews of Gimpel the Fool: And Other Stories
Book Review: My Favorite Short Story in Fiction
Summary: 5 Stars
I had read Gimpel the Fool as a short story in a literature book years ago, and I felt it was one of the best short stories I had ever read. What was so curious was that in more recent past, I had started reading it in another literature book that I had acquired and felt like it was different in a sense. But I see now why per reviews left here, this is a book that has been translated into English, and I may have read a different translation of it years ago? Perhaps even more condensed?? But nonetheless, this story greatly inspired me. It is most worthy of a person's time in my opinion. I am glad that most people here are not giving it away, how it all ends. Of all the short stories out there, I have not come across one that exceeded this one. But I do believe there are others quite noteworthy as well. Because no one wants to give it away, trust us, just buy the book, read it, and you will see why. Enjoy.
I see that this particular book sold here has another story therein, and I am intrigued by the other reviews left here. Thank you very much!
Summary of Gimpel the Fool: And Other Stories
Isaac Bashevis Singer?s first collection of stories, Gimpel the Fool, is a landmark work that has attracted international acclaim since it was first published in 1957. In Saul Bellow?s masterly translation, the title story follows the exploits of Gimpel, an ingenuous baker who is universally deceived but who declines to retaliate against his tormentors. Gimpel and the protagonists of the other stories in this volume all inhabit the distinctive pre?World War II ghettos of Poland and, beyond that, the larger world created by Singer?s unforgettable prose.
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