Gimpel the Fool
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Theodore Bikel
Widely considered one of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most notable works of short fiction, "Gimpel the Fool" was originally written in Yiddish. It was later translated into English by Saul Bellow and appeared in the 1953 edition of Partisan Review. The story, a parable, tells of a foolish, unlucky baker named Gimpel, who is constantly tricked and heckled by other villagers. His follies ultimately reveal a moral lesson.
©1953 Isaac Bashevis Singer. © renewed 1985 by Isaac Bashevis Singer (P)1986 AudioGOCritic reviews
“Sparkling and triumphant, Isaac Bashevis Singer’s stories are filled with wonder, gratitude, humor, irony, and a wry eroticism that manages to exalt the pleasures of the flesh and the soul at the same time.”
(Washington Post Book World, praise for the author)“Singer is a genius. He has total command of his imagined world.”
(New Republic, praise for the author)