From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Penitent is the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. Following his journey as he flees Nazi persecution in Poland in 1939, through wealth and a failed marriage in New York, and on to Israel, it charts his transformation from worldly confusion to spiritual certainty in orthodox Judaism. This powerful work is an examination of the nature of faith, the question of identity and the notion of how to lead a good life.
| ISBN: | 9780141391571 |
| Publication date: | 2nd August 2012 |
| Author: | Isaac Bashevis Singer |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 176 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction Fiction in translation |
From the winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature, Isaac Bashevis Singer, The Penitent is the story of Joseph Shapiro, a disillusioned and aimless man who discovers a purpose to his life through the Jewish faith. Following his journey as he flees Nazi persecution in Poland in 1939, through wealth and a failed marriage in New York, and on to Israel, it charts his transformation from worldly confusion to spiritual certainty in orthodox Judaism. This powerful work is an examination of the nature of faith, the question of identity and the notion of how to lead a good life.
The Penitent features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction, Fiction in translation
The Penitent is available in Paperback
The Penitent was written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
The Penitent has 176 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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