isaac bashevis singer
Definition
- Proper noun:
- A specific person: Isaac Bashevis Singer refers to a United States writer, born in Poland, who wrote Yiddish stories and novels. He lived from 1904 to 1991.
Usage
- Proper noun:
- Isaac Bashevis Singer won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978.
- Many of Isaac Bashevis Singer's stories explore Jewish life and folklore.
Advanced Usage
- Referring to the author's body of work: The name can be used metonymically to refer to the collected writings or literary style of the author.
- The library has a complete collection of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
Variants and Related Words
- Singerian (adj): Pertaining to or characteristic of the works of Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- The story has a Singerian blend of the mundane and the mystical.
Synonyms
- Author: A writer of a book, article, or report.
- Novelist: A writer of novels.
- Nobel laureate: A recipient of a Nobel Prize.
Related Phrases
- "A Singer story": A story written by, or in the style of, Isaac Bashevis Singer.
- That tale of a dybbuk in Brooklyn felt like a Singer story.
Noun
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United States writer (born in Poland) of Yiddish stories and novels (1904-1991)
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