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The Magician of Lublin

by Isaac Bashevis Singerliterary work· published 1960

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The Magician of Lublin (Yiddish: דער קונצנמאַכער פֿון לובלין, romanized: Der Kuntsnmakher fun Lublin) is a novel by Nobel Laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer. Originally written in Yiddish, it was first published in English in 1960 in the United States by Noonday, and in 1961 in the United Kingdom by Secker & Warburg. In 1971, the book was published in Yiddish by Hamenorah.

Adaptations (1)

The Magician of Lublin was adapted into a 1979 film.

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    The Magician of Lublin
    1979 · film · 105 min · dir. Menahem Golan · IMDb ↗
    IMDb5.7

    Yasha is a Jewish stage magician who tours through eastern Europe while destroying his career through personal problems. He has one more chance at theatrical success, but he needs to do a brand new trick in a Warsaw theater.