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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
These are little but vivid tales narrated by a young Jewish boy growing up at the beginning of the twentieth century in Poland. I bought the book initially because of the Roman Vishniac photographs but having read it I have since bought two more copies to give as presents! This was the first Isaac Bashevis Singer book that I had read and it inspired me to read more - unfortunately I didn't like the others that I tried but this book is a gem and although it won an award for children's literature I would say it is, certainly, equally a book for adults.
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful
Grandfather telling stories...
9 May 2000
Format:Paperback
To enjoy listening to stories told by grandfather, you don't necessarily have to be a child! As a matter of fact, it is a life virtue to enjoy these stories told by Isaac Bashevis Singer, regardless of age. They are set in the now vanished Hassidic community of pre-II World War, but their moral content transcends time and space, and although they are soaked in Jewishness they equally appeal to the open-minded reader. Beware that out of the seventeen tales in this editon, 14 are included in "My Father's Court," by the same author.
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
The Best Autobiography by Far! by Sammy K. 4th Grade
20 April 2006
Format:Paperback
I am Jewish, and I learned a lot from this book. I learned about life in Warsaw, and about the time period around World War I. It shows how that time compares to this, and how much more we have now than back then. Lots of people take electric lights for granted. This book shows what it was like to live through freezing weather, hunger, and stress about war.
I don't exactly like autobiographies, but this one really, really hit the spot!
I don't exactly like autobiographies, but this one really, really hit the spot!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Appreciation of Culture
8 May 2009
Format:Paperback
This is a book about Singer's early life and his family. This book is about Singer's childhood in Poland and draws on that experience. Singer was very interested in sharing his culture with people, a culture that time and WW II have largely erased. Singer was part of a Yiddish-speaking Jewish community that was existing as a subculture to the larger Polish community. Through gaining understanding and sympathy with other cultures and the people in them, we gain greater insight. Through reading writers like Singer, we gain the opportunity to explore cultures that we would never have the chance to otherwise.
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