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Isaac Bashevis singer in New York. (excerpt from Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life)

From: Judaism: A Quarterly Journal of Jewish Life andThought  |  Date: 6/22/1997  |  Author: Hadda, Janet

Jewish author Isaac Bashevis Singer appeared to have resumed his literary activities fully in the late 1940s after the turmoil and anguish he experienced resulting from the cataclysmic events of 1944 and 1945. However, a major transformation was underway in the author's life. He entered the world of English translation at this point, which was to eventually lead to his receipt of a Nobel prize.

After the cataclysmic events of 1944 and 1945, Bashevis's life in the late 1940s calmed down ...

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