In My Father's Court

Isaac Bashevis Singer

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Yiddish

Vintage Classics
01 November 2001

Autobiography: general; Literary studies: from c 1900 -; Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers

'A world that no longer exists reaches us through one of the greatest literary artists of our time' Saturday Review

In this autobiographical work, specifically mentioned in Issac Bashevis Singer's Nobel Prize citation, Singer remembers his childhood in Warsaw, and especially the bet din, or Jewish Court, in his father's home on working-class Krochmalna Street. Advice seekers and petitioners making wills or seeking marriage settlements daily visit the rabbi in his study. In a world on the brink of modernity, Singer's gentle, learned father and his mother, equally pious but eminently practical, maintain a stubbornly traditional existence. In My Father's Court is a tribute to their efforts, and a fine evocation of life in early-twentieth century Warsaw.

By: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Imprint: Vintage Classics
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 225g
ISBN: 9780099422662
ISBN 10: 0099422662
Pages: 320
Publication Date: 01 November 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Issac Bashevis Singer (1904-91) was the author of many novels, stories, children's' books and memoirs. He won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.