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- catalog abstract "In his acceptance speech for the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer spoke of children as the ideal literary audience. His comments bespoke his own commitment, in the final years of a long and prolific career, to writing stories for children. It was in 1966 at age 62 that Singer wrote "Zlatch the Goat," which garnered the first of the author's two Newbery Medals, the highest honor in children's literature. Isaac Bashevis Singer: Children's Stories and Childhood Memoirs is the first study focused exclusively on Singer's works for children. Alida Allison presents Singer's accomplishments in children's literature as the culmination of his career. She incorporates insights gained in interviews with Singer's widow and editors and makes extensive reference to existing documents on the author's life, in particular the autobiographies of his siblings. Allison's study is notable for its consideration of the illustrators and translators who worked closely with Singer. The varied approaches to his mysticism and realism taken by his illustrators - some of the world's best known - wonderfully extend and enhance his stories.".
- catalog contributor b9531990.
- catalog created "c1996.".
- catalog date "1996".
- catalog date "c1996.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1996.".
- catalog description "In his acceptance speech for the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer spoke of children as the ideal literary audience. His comments bespoke his own commitment, in the final years of a long and prolific career, to writing stories for children. It was in 1966 at age 62 that Singer wrote "Zlatch the Goat," which garnered the first of the author's two Newbery Medals, the highest honor in children's literature. Isaac Bashevis Singer: Children's Stories and Childhood Memoirs is the first study focused exclusively on Singer's works for children. Alida Allison presents Singer's accomplishments in children's literature as the culmination of his career. She incorporates insights gained in interviews with Singer's widow and editors and makes extensive reference to existing documents on the author's life, in particular the autobiographies of his siblings. Allison's study is notable for its consideration of the illustrators and translators who worked closely with Singer. The varied approaches to his mysticism and realism taken by his illustrators - some of the world's best known - wonderfully extend and enhance his stories.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Roots of a storyteller -- Singer the children's author -- First and foremost : Zlateh the goat -- Silver spoons, simpletons, and dreamers : When Shlemiel went to Warsaw -- A confused cat and a stupid carp : Naftali the storyteller and his horse, Sus -- Holidays and other miracles : The power of light -- Tales, histories, and picture books -- Last and foremost : Stories for children.".
- catalog extent "xvii, 167 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Isaac Bashevis Singer.".
- catalog identifier "0805792260 (cloth)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Isaac Bashevis Singer.".
- catalog isPartOf "Twayne's United States authors series ; TUSAS 661".
- catalog issued "1996".
- catalog issued "c1996.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Twayne Publishers ; London : Prentice Hall International,".
- catalog relation "Isaac Bashevis Singer.".
- catalog subject "839/.0933 20".
- catalog subject "Children Books and reading.".
- catalog subject "Children's stories, Yiddish History and criticism.".
- catalog subject "PJ5129.S49 Z5825 1996".
- catalog subject "Singer, Isaac Bashevis, 1904-1991 Criticism and interpretation.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Roots of a storyteller -- Singer the children's author -- First and foremost : Zlateh the goat -- Silver spoons, simpletons, and dreamers : When Shlemiel went to Warsaw -- A confused cat and a stupid carp : Naftali the storyteller and his horse, Sus -- Holidays and other miracles : The power of light -- Tales, histories, and picture books -- Last and foremost : Stories for children.".
- catalog title "Isaac Bashevis Singer : children's stories and childhood memoirs / Alida Allison.".
- catalog type "Criticism, interpretation, etc. fast".
- catalog type "text".