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Gimpel the Fool

Written by: Isaac Bashevis Singer
Narrated by: Theodore Bikel
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Widely considered one of Isaac Bashevis Singer's most notable works of short fiction, "Gimpel the Fool" was originally written in Yiddish. It was later translated into English by Saul Bellow and appeared inthe 1953 edition of Partisan Review. The story, a parable, tells of a foolish, unlucky baker named Gimpel, who isconstantly tricked and heckled by other villagers. His follies ultimately reveal a moral lesson.

Public Domain (P)2014 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
Anthologies & Short Stories Classics
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