Writing
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Born — Died
1904-07-14 — 1991-07-24
Place of birth
Leoncin, Poland, Russian Empire [now Leoncin, Mazowieckie, Poland]
Known for
Writing
Credits
5 titles
Isaac Bashevis Singer (Yiddish: יצחק באַשעװיס זינגער; November 11, 1903 – July 24, 1991) was a Polish-born Jewish-American novelist, short-story writer, memoirist, essayist, and translator. Some of his works were adapted for the theater. He wrote and published first in Yiddish and later translated his own works into English with the help of editors and collaborators. He was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1978. A leading figure in the Yiddish literary movement, he was awarded two U.S. National Book Awards, one in Children's Literature for his memoir A Day of Pleasure: Stories of a Boy Growing Up in Warsaw (1970) and one in Fiction for his collection A Crown of Feathers and Other St…
Known for
8.5Apostrophes was a live, weekly, literary, prime-time, talk show on French television created and hosted by Bernard Pivot. It ran for fifteen years (724 episodes) from January 10, 1975, to June 22, 1990, and was one of the most watched shows on French television (around 6 million regular viewers). It was broadcast on Friday nights on the channel France 2 (which was called "Antenne 2" from 1975 to 1992). The hourlong show was devoted to books, authors and literature. The format varied between one-on-one interviews with a single author and open discussions between four or five authors.
Apostrophes
1975
NRAn eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparantly delusional young woman and her invalid father
The Cafeteria
1974
About an unsuccessful writer, Bendit Pupko, married to a woman with a thick beard. Pupko turned from writing to real estate and made a fortune. Singer's nightmare occurred after Pupko's death, when Mrs . Pupko, still bearded, appeared and blamed Singer's lack of faith in Pupko's writing for her husband's demise.
Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs. Pupko's Beard
1973
Anectdotal portrait of the famed author.
Isaac in America: A Journey with Isaac Bashevis Singer
1986
Film credits
1980s · 1 titles
Series credits
Behind the camera
NRAn eccentric Jewish writer is drawn into the world of an apparantly delusional young woman and her invalid father
The Cafeteria
1974
About an unsuccessful writer, Bendit Pupko, married to a woman with a thick beard. Pupko turned from writing to real estate and made a fortune. Singer's nightmare occurred after Pupko's death, when Mrs . Pupko, still bearded, appeared and blamed Singer's lack of faith in Pupko's writing for her husband's demise.
Isaac Singer's Nightmare and Mrs. Pupko's Beard
1973