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For questions about works of literature originally written in Yiddish. Use this tag for any questions about such works, not just for the body of Yiddish literature as a whole.

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Did Isaac Bashevis Singer write only in Yiddish, or also in English?

While researching another question, a couple of us have found what appears to be a contradiction in the Wikipedia page for Isaac Bashevis Singer. The introductory section of the article says: He ...
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What's happening at the end of "Pigeons" by Isaac Bashevis Singer?

The final paragraph of Isaac Bashevis Singer's short story "Pigeons" goes like this: The following morning broke autumn-like and drab. The skies hung low and rusty. The smoke of the ...
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