Passions [Paperback]

Isaac Bashevis Singer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 324 pages
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux; First Edition edition (May 16, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0374529116
• ISBN-13: 978-0374529116
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 5.7 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 14.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,851,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars From the master of the short story, July 3, 2002

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Randy Keehn (Williston, ND United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passions (Mass Market Paperback)

If I was stranded on a deserted island and somehow was given the choice of three books that I could have with me, I think I would pick the Bible, "The Complete Plays of Shakespeare" and "The Collected Short Stories of Isaac Bashevis Singer". This collection is an excellent example of the quality and diversity of Singer's talent. There are stories from the present and from the past all containing marvelous characters that amuze, intrigue, and/or mystify the reader. Among the best are "The Admirer", "Sabbath in Portugal", "Three Encounters", "The Adventure", and "Passios". "The Admirer" is a tale about a meeting with a fan of his that turns into a comical nightmare. "Sabbath in Portugal" is a tale of a lonely visit to an alien country where the author encounters a faith that survived the inquisition and an encounter with someone he thought was lost forever. "Three Encounters" is the tale of a young man's innocent suggestion to a young bride and the sucessive corruption that results. "The Adventure" tells of an unusual request and the challenge of if and how to respond. Finally, "Passions" tells of the ability of a simple man to overcome the impossible with the proper amount of focussed passion. All the stories are worth reading. The world's greatest short story writer has produced another example of why he is so revered.