Isaac Bashevis Singer: Polish-American author
Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yiddish: יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903 – July 24, 1991) was a leading writer in Yiddish literature.
He was a Jewish American who was born in Poland. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. He also was vegetarian.
Isaac Bashevis Singer | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1969 | |
| Born | Izaak Zynger November 11, 1903 Leoncin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
| Died | July 24, 1991 (aged 87) Surfside, Florida, United States |
| Pen name | Bashevis, Warszawski (pron. Varshavsky), D. Segal |
| Occupation | Novelist, short story writer |
| Language | Yiddish |
| Citizenship | Poland, United States |
| Genre | Fictional prose |
| Notable works | The Magician of Lublin A Day of Pleasure |
| Notable awards | Nobel Prize in Literature 1978 |
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