Book summary

A biography of the pre-eminent Yiddish American writer of the 20th century, including a consideration of characters in his family who were models for characters in his fiction.

Media reviews

"The iridescent charm of Isaac Bashevis Singer is such to give the slip to the very letters of the alphabet, but Janet Hadda has out-tricked the Yiddish trickster in this brief but wonderfully alive-and-kicking biography. The story she tells will entertain, appall, and fascinate those who have yet to discover Singer and those who think they already know him."