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Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1969
Isaac Bashevis Singer in 1969
BornIzaak Zynger
(1903-11-11)November 11, 1903
Leoncin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire
DiedJuly 24, 1991(1991-07-24) (aged 87)
Surfside, Florida, United States
Pen nameBashevis,
Warszawski (pron. Varshavsky),
D. Segal
OccupationNovelist, short story writer
LanguageYiddish
CitizenshipPoland, United States
GenreFictional prose
Notable worksThe Magician of Lublin
A Day of Pleasure
Notable awardsNobel Prize in Literature
1978

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Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yiddish: יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903[1][2] – July 24, 1991) was a leading writer in Yiddish literature. Singer was a Jewish American from Poland. Singer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978, who also identified himself as vegetarian.

References

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    • "Is today actually Isaac Bashevis Singer's birthday?". Literary Hub. November 11, 2020. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
    • Singer, Isaac Bashevis (November 11, 2019). "Who Needs Literature?". Los Angeles Review of Books. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
    • "Authors". Jewish Review of Books. Retrieved November 12, 2020.
    • "Isaac Bashevis Singer, Author at The American Scholar". The American Scholar. Retrieved November 12, 2020.