Isaac Bashevis Singer

Details

Instance of

human

Born

21 November 1903, 14 July 1904, 1904

Died

24 July 1991, 1991

Place of birth

Leoncin, Radzymin

Place of death

Surfside, Miami

Sex or gender

male

Given name

Isaac

Family name

Singer

Spouse

Alma Wassermann

Child

Israel Zamir

Sibling

Esther Kreitman, Israel Joshua Singer

Occupation

translator, novelist, Esperantist, autobiographer, journalist, children's writer, screenwriter, prose writer, Nobel Prize winner, writer

Citizenship

United States, Poland, Russian Empire

Native language

Yiddish

Awards

Nobel Prize in Literature, National Book Award, Itzik Manger Prize, Buber-Rosenzweig-Medal, honorary doctor of Ben-Gurion University, honorary doctor of the University of Miami, National Book Award, Bancarella Literary Prize

archives at

Harry Ransom Center

cause of death

stroke

described by source

ProDetLit, Lexicon van de jeugdliteratuur

employer

Bard College

end of work period

1991

ethnic group

Jewish people

has works in the collection

Minneapolis Institute of Art

languages spoken, written or signed

English, Esperanto, Yiddish, Polish

lifestyle

vegetarianism

manner of death

natural causes

member of

American Academy of Arts and Letters, American Academy of Arts and Sciences

name in native language

יצחק זינגער

notable work

The Magician of Lublin, Gimpel the Fool, Meshugah

personal library at

Harry Ransom Center

place of burial

Cedar Park Cemetery

pseudonym

Bashevis, Warszawski, D. Segal

start of work period

1927

topic's main category

Category:Isaac Bashevis Singer

writing language

Yiddish, English

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