Gimpel the Fool Isaac Bashevis Singer

Collection

The 1957 collection under this title contains the following stories:

  • Gimpel the Fool
  • The Gentleman from Cracow
  • The Wife Killer
  • By the Light of Memorial Candles
  • The Mirror
  • The Little Shoemakers - Tells the tale of a long line of modest shoemakers in Frampol. Focusing on one age in the line, this story tells the tale of Abba's 7 sons leaving the homeland and emigrating to America in a dynamic time.
  • Joy
  • From the Diary of One Not Born
  • The Old Man
  • Fire
  • The Unseen - About desires and how far a person is willing to go to get what they desire, even at the expense of others they care about.

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