Gimpel the Fool, and Other Stories

Name: Gimpel the Fool, and Other Stories
Brand: Blackstone Audiobooks
Availability: InStock
Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer
ISBN: 9781572705760

Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer, Saul Bellow

Narrator: Theodore Bikel

Unabridged: 2 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Blackstone Publishing

Published: 03/20/2013

Categories: Fiction, Short Stories

Synopsis

These four stories are infused with the wit and imagination, the humor and wisdom, that characterizes all of Isaac Bashevis Singer's work. Theodore Bikel reads these wise and funny tales in classic Yiddish storyteller cadence, injecting special warmth and resonance. The tales include "Gimpel the Fool," "Esther Kreindel the Second," "The Spinoza of Market Street," and "The Black Wedding."

About Isaac Bashevis Singer

Isaac Bashevis Singer (1903-1991) was the Nobel Prize-winning author of many novels, short story collections, memoirs, and children's books, including Gimpel the Fool and Other Stories, The Magician of Lublin, and Enemies, A Love Story.

About Saul Bellow

Saul Bellow (1915–2005), author of numerous novels, novellas, and stories, was the only novelist to receive three National Book Awards. He was also the recipient of the Pulitzer Prize, the Nobel Prize in Literature, and many other awards and honors.

About Theodore Bikel

Theodore Bikel began his acting career at the Habimah Theatre in Israel. He went on to study at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London, and appeared in several West End productions, including A Streetcar Named Desire. In America, Mr. Bikel starred in numerous Broadway hits, including The Sound of Music, Zorba and Fiddler on the Roof. He made some 35 motion pictures, and guest-starred in almost every top dramatic television series. He was nominated for a 2010 Drama Desk Award for Solo Performance by an Actor. An accomplished concert and recording artist, Theodore also made many concert appearances, and recorded over 20 albums. His audiobook credits include narrating titles for Orson Scott Card, James Fenimore Cooper, Jack London, and Philip Roth.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Mark

Good story. You can hear the voice in the background of many Am. television sitcoms.......more

Goodreads review by gretl

i liked it so much i named my dog after the author.......more