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All of Singer's works for children were initially published as translated works from the Yiddish, with the author's contribution as both co-translator and co-editor. In the process he and his coeditor rearranged structural elements in the narratives and with a judicious choice of English vocabulary manage to convey much of the original punch of the Yiddish jokes and exaggerations about Singer's fools.  
 
All of Singer's works for children were initially published as translated works from the Yiddish, with the author's contribution as both co-translator and co-editor. In the process he and his coeditor rearranged structural elements in the narratives and with a judicious choice of English vocabulary manage to convey much of the original punch of the Yiddish jokes and exaggerations about Singer's fools.  
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==Books==
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==Further reading==
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* Allison, Alida. ''Isaac Bashevis Singer: Children's Stories and Childhood Memories.'' (1996).
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* Denman, Hugh. ''Isaac Bashevis Singer: His Work and His World'' (2002) [http://www.questia.com/read/111862524?title=Isaac%20Bashevis%20Singer%3a%20%20His%20Work%20and%20His%20World online edition]
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* Hadda, Jadda. ''Isaac Bashevis Singer: A Life'' (1997), mediocre biography
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* Lee, Grace Farrell. ''From Exile to Redemption: The Fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer.'' (1987). 129 pp. [http://www.questia.com/read/11110048?title=From%20Exile%20to%20Redemption%3a%20The%20Fiction%20of%20Isaac%20Bashevis%20Singer online edition]
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* Miller, David Neal. ''Fear of Fiction: Narrative Strategies in the Works of Isaac Bashevis Singer'' (1985). 183 pp.
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===Novels ===
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Satan in Goray'' (1933, translated. 1955)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Family Moskat'' (1945, tr. 1950)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Slave'' (tr. 1962)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Manor'' (tr. 1967)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Enemies'' (tr. 1972)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Shosha'' (tr. 1978)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Penitent'' (tr. 1983)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Scum'' (tr. 1991)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Shadows on the Hudson'' (tr. 1997).
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===Short story collections===
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Gimpel the Fool'' (tr. 1961)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Spinoza of Market Street'' (tr. 1961)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Old Love'' (tr. 1979
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''The Death of Methuselah'' (tr. 1985)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Collected Stories'' (3 vol. 2004)
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===Children's Books===
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Zlateh the goat, and other stories.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Zlateh the goat, and other stories.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''When Shlemiel went to Warsaw & other stories.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''When Shlemiel went to Warsaw & other stories.''
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Why Noah chose the dove.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Why Noah chose the dove.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Wicked city.''
 
* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Wicked city.''
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===Memoirs===
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==Film adaptations==
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''In My Father's Court'' (1966)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''A Little Boy in Search of God'' (1976)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''A Young Man in Search of Love'' (1978)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Lost in America'' (1979)
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* Singer, Isaac Bashevis. ''Love and Exile'' (1984);
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===Film adaptations===
 
*The 1983 film ''Yentl'', directed and co-written by [[Barbra Streisand]] was based on Singer's story "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy".
 
*The 1983 film ''Yentl'', directed and co-written by [[Barbra Streisand]] was based on Singer's story "Yentl, the Yeshiva Boy".
 
*The novel ''Enemies: A Love Story'' was adapted for film. Directed by Paul Mazursky, it was released in 1989.
 
*The novel ''Enemies: A Love Story'' was adapted for film. Directed by Paul Mazursky, it was released in 1989.
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==References==
 
==References==
 
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==Further reading==
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* Allison, Alida. ''Isaac Bashevis Singer: Children's Stories and Childhood Memories.'' (1996).
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* Lee, Grace Farrell. ''From Exile to Redemption: The Fiction of Isaac Bashevis Singer.'' (1987). 129 pp.
      
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[[Category:Nobel laureates in Literature]]
 
[[Category:Nobel laureates in Literature]]
 
[[category:Novelists]]
 
[[category:Novelists]]
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