Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Preface ix
4. Writers Don’t Write for the Drawer: An Introduction to the Essays of Isaac Bashevis Singer 1
5. The Literary Arts
6. The Satan of Our Time 19
7. Journalism and Literature 20
8. Why Literary Censorship Is Harmful 25
9. Who Needs Literature? 32
10. Old Truths and New Clichés 43
11. Storytelling and Literature 53
12. Literature for Children and Adults 64
13. Yiddish and Jewish LIFE
14. The Kabbalah and Modern Times 77
15. The Ten Commandments and Modern Critics 90
16. The Spirit of Judaism 99
17. Yiddish, the Language of Exile 108
18. Yiddish Theater Lives, Despite the Past 119
19. Yiddish and Jewishness 129
20. Personal Writings and Philosophy
21. A Trip to the Circus 147
22. Why I Write As I Do: The Philosophy and Definition of a Jewish Writer 154
23. A Personal Concept of Religion 168
24. A Story about a Collection of Stories 176
25. The Making of a First Book 179
26. To the True Protester 194
27. Singer the Editor: An Afterword on the Editorial Process 195
28. Acknowledgments 207
29. Notes 211
30. Bibliography 223
31. Index 227