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Original Title:	דאר קנעכט
ISBN:	0374506809 (ISBN13: 9780374506803)
Edition Language:	English
Literary Awards:	National Jewish Book Award for Fiction (1963)

The Slave

Isaac Bashevis Singer

Paperback | Pages: 320 pages

Rating: 4.19 | 2598 Users | 229 Reviews

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Title	:	The Slave
Author	:	Isaac Bashevis Singer
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	Anniversary Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 320 pages
Published	:	October 1st 1988 by Farrar, Straus and Giroux (first published 1962)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. Literature. Jewish. Classics. Cultural. Poland

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Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his master's daughter. Even after he is ransomed, he finds he can't live without her, and the two escape together to a distant Jewish community. Racked by his consciousness of sin in taking a Gentile wife and by the difficulties of concealing her identity, Jacob nonetheless stands firm as the violence of the era threatens to destroy the ill-fated couple.

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I've read so many novels and short stories revolving around Love that I've convinced myself that the subject matter can no longer be written in new ways. But I.B. Singer's "The Slave" proved me wrong. Despite knowing that there is much pain and sorrow in between the pages I kept on reading because, somehow, I knew that there would be a happy ending well earned. It isn't the kind of love story wherein the couple exists within their own small world. In between the pages are lessons and insights on

Another time and place with which I was not previously familiar. 17th century Poland, the Jewish population is treated horrendously. They are displaced, murdered, sold into slavery. Not only has Jacob been subjected to this treatment by others, his relationship with a Gentile woman gets him into hot water with his own Peoples. There are many, many questions about faith and what it means to be faithful and to have a relationship with God. The writing was beautiful and I found myself struggling to

Once again Isaac Bashevis Singer' storytelling has arrested and spellbound me. I found this an intensely beautiful book. Four years after the Chmielnicki massacres of the seventeenth century, Jacob, a Jewish slave and cowherd in a Polish village high in the mountains, falls in love with Wanda, his gentile master's daughter. Jacob is ransomed, and freed from his years of enforced slavery only to find it succeeded by another sort of slavery that would last as long as he lived. He is stunned by the

Better as Short StoriesEverything Singer wrote is creatively interesting with the added depth of historical context, but these components are unable to salvage this novel, which is repetitive, includes too many anecdotes and minor details about Jewish and Polish peasant life that distract from the main story, and becomes boring as Joseph constantly torments himself how to justify his passion for a gentile woman. The intriguing details about Polish peasant superstitions and licentious behavior

It was quite interesting, certainly different from what I usually read. I prefer the Wanda part, for obvious reasons. The religious talk bothered me more than I expected it to. Personally, I have nothing against religion. But, I don`t think religion should stand in the way of happiness. All that self restraining, god fearing, I-will-punish-myself-for-my-sins behavior doesn`t sit well with me. Their lives would have been so much easier if they had not been so devoted. Now, some might agree with

I really enjoyed this book. I have read the Bible, so I understood some of the references made, but I didn't understand all of them, since the Torah was mentioned and I'm not Jewish. I hated finding references I didn't understand, although I learned more because of them.Great book. The writing was brilliant and I loved it.I found some amazing quotes in this book that I have to share."...as Jacob looked about him, he saw that the community observed the laws and customs involving the Almighty, but

As a result of the Chmielnicki massacres in 1648, thousands of Jews lost their lives, among them was the family of the Jacob, who was taken as a slave later to be sold to Polish peasants. Up there, in the mountains, he is treated by everyone as subhuman, except by one Polish peasant - Wanda. Naturally, they fall in love.After fellow Jews from his hometown pay the ransom and free Jacob, he tries to live a normal life in his hometown, yet he cannot forgot Wanda. So he decides to go to Poland and