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Highlights
- Twenty stories from the Nobel Prizewinner, including "Disguised," a transvestite tale of the yeshiva student whose deserted wife finds him dressed as a woman and married to a man, and the title story, which portrays Methuselah at the age of 969 -- "and when you pass your nine hundredth birthday, you are not what you used to be.
- About the Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, stories, and children's books.
- 256 Pages
- Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary
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About the Book
Nobel Prize-winner Singer's 10th collection of short stories demonstrates "the same vigor that he has shown throughout his long career" (New York Times) and reaffirms his place as an extremely popular and enduring author.Book Synopsis
Twenty stories from the Nobel Prizewinner, including "Disguised," a transvestite tale of the yeshiva student whose deserted wife finds him dressed as a woman and married to a man, and the title story, which portrays Methuselah at the age of 969 -- "and when you pass your nine hundredth birthday, you are not what you used to be."
Review Quotes
"This cunning, pungent new collection of stories from the 1970's and 1980's adds a characteristic twist to the materials of a long career." --Robert Pinsky, The New York Times
"Highly reccommended." --Library Journal
"Brimming wwith life." --John Gross, The New York Times
About the Author
Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, stories, and children's books. He received the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.