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Isaac Bashevis Singer winner of this year's Nobel Prize in Literature
This 74-year-old, unpretentious writer emigrated from Warsaw to New York before the Second World War. Yet he still writes in Yiddish and has his work translated.
This programme was made in 1974 when Melvyn Bragg visited him in New York.
Two of his short stories were adapted for television by BERNARD KOPS.
Why the Geese Shrieked and The Boy Philosopher
Producers TONY CASH, BEN REA
Executive producer BILL MORTON

Contributors

Singer:
Isaac Bashevis
Unknown:
Melvyn Bragg
Producer:
Bill Morton
Isaac B Singer (as a boy):
David Sassini
Israel J Singer, his brother:
Frank Baker
Rabbi Singer, his father:
Cyril Shaps
His mother:
Estelle Kohler
Neighbour:
Lesley Nunnerley
Source: Radio Times

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