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468: 121:. It tells the story of Joseph Shapiro, emigrating from Poland in 1939 and from USSR in 1945 to the United States in 1947, where he becomes rich and involved with consumerism and lust, so that he decides to leave everything, including his job, his wife and his lover, and finally expatriate to Israel, where he wonders about the traditional values of Jewish culture. 38: 549: 288: 167: 544: 515: 559: 539: 330: 160: 322: 485: 554: 508: 248: 208: 153: 534: 402: 418: 564: 444: 45: 501: 232: 118: 240: 216: 130: 109: 296: 256: 177: 104: 56: 8: 364: 24: 20: 135: 479: 489: 426: 356: 224: 192: 338: 315: 280: 145: 475: 264: 200: 528: 467: 410: 383: 140: 37: 107:(1902–1991). It was originally published in installments in 117:. The English translation was made by Joseph Singer for 488:. Further suggestions might be found on the article's 175: 550:Works originally published in literary magazines 526: 509: 161: 516: 502: 168: 154: 36: 486:See guidelines for writing about novels 527: 474:This article about a 1970s novel is a 19:For the 2017 play by David Mamet, see 545:Novels first published in serial form 331:A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories 149: 462: 13: 14: 576: 323:Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories 113:(1973) with the Yiddish title of 466: 560:Farrar, Straus and Giroux books 540:Novels by Isaac Bashevis Singer 42:First English-language edition 16:Novel by Isaac Bashevis Singer 1: 478:. You can help Knowledge by 7: 10: 581: 461: 124: 119:Farrar Straus & Giroux 46:Farrar, Straus, and Giroux 18: 438:Works adapted into operas 437: 394: 375: 348: 307: 184: 88: 80: 70: 62: 52: 35: 23:. For the 1988 film, see 395:Works adapted into films 110:The Jewish Daily Forward 403:The Magician of Lublin 209:The Magician of Lublin 555:Repentance in Judaism 419:Enemies, A Love Story 297:Shadows on the Hudson 257:Enemies, A Love Story 178:Isaac Bashevis Singer 105:Isaac Bashevis Singer 103:(1983) is a novel by 57:Isaac Bashevis Singer 535:1973 American novels 365:Rencontre au Sommet 32: 25:The Penitent (film) 21:The Penitent (play) 136:The New York Times 30: 565:1970s novel stubs 497: 496: 456: 455: 427:Love Comes Lately 357:A Day of Pleasure 193:The Family Moskat 96: 95: 81:Publication place 572: 518: 511: 504: 470: 463: 170: 163: 156: 147: 146: 72:Publication date 40: 33: 29: 580: 579: 575: 574: 573: 571: 570: 569: 525: 524: 523: 522: 459: 457: 452: 446:Fool's Paradise 433: 390: 371: 344: 339:The Reencounter 316:Gimpel the Fool 303: 281:The Certificate 249:The Wicked City 180: 174: 127: 115:Der Baal Tshuve 89:Media type 73: 48: 43: 28: 17: 12: 11: 5: 578: 568: 567: 562: 557: 552: 547: 542: 537: 521: 520: 513: 506: 498: 495: 494: 471: 454: 453: 451: 450: 441: 439: 435: 434: 432: 431: 423: 415: 407: 398: 396: 392: 391: 389: 388: 379: 377: 373: 372: 370: 369: 361: 352: 350: 346: 345: 343: 342: 335: 327: 319: 311: 309: 305: 304: 302: 301: 293: 285: 277: 269: 261: 253: 245: 237: 229: 221: 213: 205: 201:Satan in Goray 197: 188: 186: 182: 181: 173: 172: 165: 158: 150: 144: 143: 126: 123: 94: 93: 90: 86: 85: 82: 78: 77: 74: 71: 68: 67: 64: 60: 59: 54: 50: 49: 41: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 577: 566: 563: 561: 558: 556: 553: 551: 548: 546: 543: 541: 538: 536: 533: 532: 530: 519: 514: 512: 507: 505: 500: 499: 493: 491: 487: 483: 481: 477: 472: 469: 465: 464: 460: 448: 447: 443: 442: 440: 436: 429: 428: 424: 421: 420: 416: 413: 412: 408: 405: 404: 400: 399: 397: 393: 386: 385: 381: 380: 378: 374: 367: 366: 362: 359: 358: 354: 353: 351: 347: 340: 336: 333: 332: 328: 325: 324: 320: 317: 313: 312: 310: 308:Short stories 306: 299: 298: 294: 291: 290: 286: 283: 282: 278: 275: 274: 270: 267: 266: 262: 259: 258: 254: 251: 250: 246: 243: 242: 238: 235: 234: 230: 227: 226: 222: 219: 218: 214: 211: 210: 206: 203: 202: 198: 195: 194: 190: 189: 187: 183: 179: 171: 166: 164: 159: 157: 152: 151: 148: 142: 138: 137: 132: 129: 128: 122: 120: 116: 112: 111: 106: 102: 101: 91: 87: 84:United States 83: 79: 75: 69: 65: 61: 58: 55: 51: 47: 39: 34: 31:The Penitent 26: 22: 484: 480:expanding it 473: 458: 445: 425: 417: 409: 401: 382: 363: 355: 329: 321: 295: 287: 279: 273:The Penitent 272: 271: 263: 255: 247: 239: 231: 223: 215: 207: 199: 191: 141:Harold Bloom 134: 114: 108: 100:The Penitent 99: 98: 97: 349:Non-fiction 529:Categories 233:The Estate 490:talk page 241:The Golem 225:The Manor 217:The Slave 176:Works by 341:" (1983) 318:" (1956) 289:Meshugah 63:Language 125:Sources 66:Yiddish 449:(1994) 430:(2007) 422:(1989) 414:(1983) 406:(1979) 387:(1975) 368:(1998) 360:(1969) 334:(1973) 326:(1966) 300:(1997) 292:(1994) 284:(1992) 276:(1983) 268:(1978) 265:Shosha 260:(1972) 252:(1972) 244:(1969) 236:(1969) 228:(1967) 220:(1962) 212:(1960) 204:(1955) 196:(1950) 185:Novels 131:Review 53:Author 44:publ. 411:Yentl 384:Yentl 376:Plays 92:Print 476:stub 76:1983 139:by 133:on 531:: 517:e 510:t 503:v 492:. 482:. 337:" 314:" 169:e 162:t 155:v 27:.

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The Penitent (play)
The Penitent (film)

Farrar, Straus, and Giroux
Isaac Bashevis Singer
Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Jewish Daily Forward
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Review
The New York Times
Harold Bloom
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e
Isaac Bashevis Singer
The Family Moskat
Satan in Goray
The Magician of Lublin
The Slave
The Manor
The Estate
The Golem
The Wicked City
Enemies, A Love Story
Shosha
The Penitent
The Certificate
Meshugah
Shadows on the Hudson
Gimpel the Fool

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