![]() First English-language edition publ. Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1972 | |
Author | Isaac Bashevis Singer |
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Language | Yiddish |
Publication date | 1972 |
Publication place | United States |
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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]