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Preorder book releases June 16, 2026
Translated by David Stromberg
A fiery love letter to Yiddish, alive with psychological nuance and startling insight, this volume confirms Singer as not only a profound philosopher of human nature but a social critic for the ages.
In a lucid translation by David Stromberg, who also provides thoughtful introductions to each piece, Singer’s prose is captured in all its persuasive verve and precision. From his central theme of Yiddish as the animating pulse of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, Singer shines a light on the gravest threats to wider civilized society. He warns against the dilution of art as a conduit of moral truth; underscores the importance, and difficulty, of seeing people as individuals rather than a faceless horde; and unmasks extremist movements—religious and secular—as “expressions of human folly.”
Paperback, 237 pages, 6.7 ounces
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