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The Wicked City (Singer novel)

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The Wicked City
First English-language edition
publ. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972
AuthorIsaac Bashevis Singer
LanguageYiddish
Publication date
1972
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint

The Wicked City is a novel for children by Isaac Bashevis Singer.[1] Originally written in Yiddish,[citation needed] it was published in English in 1972. The book is a retelling of the story of Lot and the people of Sodom from the Bible, though Singer omits certain elements of the Bible story.[1]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "THE WICKED CITY". Kirkus Reviews. March 1, 1972. Retrieved June 29, 2024.