Passions and Other Stories [Import] [Paperback]

Isaac Bashev Singer (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: Vintage Books; New Ed edition (April 5, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0099286459
• ISBN-13: 978-0099286455
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.9 x 7.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 11.4 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,454,245 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite author; my favorite book . . ., February 15, 2006

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David Oberlander "Kieslowski fan" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Passions: Stories (Hardcover)

Isaac Singer is a genius. You wonder what does a Yiddish collection of short stories lose in the translation? These are wonderful stories with vivid characterizations, lush imagery, and plots rich with emotion and imagination. My favorite is Passions: a meditation on how man becomes obsessed with something--to the extent of transforming one's life--anything can become a passion. I've read this collection probably four times over the years, and the mark of a great story is how rich and complex it remains upon a second or third reading.