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Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yiddish: יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] – 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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Born | Izaak Zynger November 11, 1903 Leoncin, Congress Poland, Russian Empire |
Died | July 24, 1991 87) Surfside, Florida, United States | (aged
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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