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A Study Guide for Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool
A Study Guide for Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool
A Study Guide for Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool
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A Study Guide for Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool

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A Study Guide to Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool, excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Short Stories for Students series. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Short Stories for Students for all of your research needs.
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Release dateMay 10, 2016
ISBN9781535823937
A Study Guide for Isaac Bashevis Singer's Gimpel the Fool

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    Gimpel the Fool

    Isaac Bashevis Singer

    1953

    Introduction

    Gimpel the Fool, which first appeared in English translation in a 1953 edition of the Partisan Review, is considered one of Isaac Bashevis Singer’s most notable and representative works of short fiction. Singer wrote the story, as he did most of his early works, in Yiddish, and its Jewish themes of the individual’s search for faith and guidance in a cruel world are explored in a parable form with exaggerated details common to folktales. Noted Jewish-American writer Saul Bellow translated the story into English, as he did many of Singer’s early works, thus introducing him to a wide audience for the first time, even though Singer had been writing for many years. The character of Gimpel has been praised by critics as an example of the schlemiel— a foolish, unlucky man—common to Jewish lore, whose follies are delineated in order to present a moral lesson. Set in the imaginary village of Frampol, the story centers on Gimpel, a baker, who is continuously heckled and tricked by those around him. Since its publication, critical reaction to Gimpel the Fool has been positive, with most reviewers praising its blend of tradition, spiritualism, and

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