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"Stories by Isaac Bashevis Singer"--Cover.
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After reading this one, I wanted to go back to the “Old Country,” and nobody writes about the Old Country quite like Singer. I really enjoyed his stories about ordinary people in extraordinary situations—or maybe they were ordinary situations to them.
I was drawn to his portrayal of a world that no longer exists but was vibrant, joyous, and tragic at the time. His characters spoke to me directly and inspired me to write short stories of my own. I once met Singer and was able to share one of my own short stories with him. He eventually put it…
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