A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories
Isaac Bashevis Singer · 1902–1991 · Poland / United States
Originally A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories (Yiddish)
Why it matters
Demons, dybbuks, and displaced believers move between vanished shtetls and modern New York in this National Book Award-winning collection, shared with Pynchon's Gravity's Rainbow. Singer's late stories keep faith and doubt locked in the same restless argument.
At a glance
short story collectionphilosophical novel
Difficulty 5/10medium pace350 pagesFolkloric and supernatural material carries real theological weight beneath its plain storytelling surface.
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