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  • The Family Carnovsky

    by Singer, I.J. ...
    As one of the most well-known Yiddish writers of the twentieth century, Israel Joshua Singer produced an impressive opus - presented in three volumes in Collected Works - in which he tackles religious, social, and political challenges facing the Jewish people. Unabashedly critical, he does not offer substitutes for what he views as failed ideologies, instead seeing the writer's role in the honest ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • The Brothers Ashkenazi

    by Singer, I.J. ...
    In the Polish city of Lodz, the twin brothers Ashkenazi grow up with contrasting characters. Max, depicted as sickly and cunning, is driven by ambition and greed to be more successful than his brother, whereas Yakub, robust and a dolt in school, is drawn to easy living and decadence. Historically and geographically expansive, the novel begins after the Napoleonic Wars and ends after World War I, ... Read more

    $7.99 USD

  • New-Russia

    Images from a Journey

    by Singer, I.J. ...
    It was the autumn of 1926 when Israel Joshua Singer, at the invitation of the editor of the New York Yiddish daily Forverts, traveled to the Soviet Union for a reportage that would take him several months. “These images and impressions are written in a moment, as is always the case with travelers,” he would comment on his work, which nevertheless constitutes an exceptional, and in many ways unique ... Read more

    $7.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Willy

    A Novella

    Translated by Joshua A. Fogel, Linda/Leye Lipsky ...
    by I. J. Singer ...
    While Willy has neither the multi-generational sweep nor the moral gravitas of I. J. Singer’s family sagas, its themes are nonetheless timeless, its struggles archetypal. A father and son quarrel, and, in the process, a richly compact narrative emerges. Their respective stories define what is lost and what is gained in immigrant passage to the new world. The eponymous hero, Volf Rubin—Willy (Vili) ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

  • Audiobook

    The Brothers Ashkenazi

    by I. J. Singer ...
    Narrated by Stefan Rudnicki ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 19 min

    In the Polish city of Lodz, the Brothers Ashkenazi grew up very differently in talent and in temperament. Max, the firstborn, is fiercely intelligent and conniving, determined to succeed financially by any means necessary. Slower-witted Jacob is strong, handsome, and charming but without great purpose in life. While Max is driven by ambition and greed to be more successful than his brother, Jacob ... Read more

    $27.95 USD or Free with Kobo Plus