One of the most influential stories of the 20th century, Nobel Prize laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer's Simple Gimpl is the story about a hapless yet charmingly resilient baker named Gimpl, who resists taking revenge on the town that makes him the butt of every joke. Yet, unlike every other major work of Singer’s published in his lifetime, the author had no involvement in the English translation. In this new, gorgeously produced, bilingual edition of Singer’s classic literary scholar David Stromberg has completed Singer’s previously unpublished partial translation, allowing readers to see another dimension of the original. Beautifully illustrated by New Yorker contributor and Instagram sensation Liana Finck, this unique take on Singer's classic is a treat for literature lovers.

Join David Stromberg and award-winning author Jamaica Kincaid as they discuss translation, Singer’s literary legacy, and much more. We’re thrilled to partner with the Harvard Bookstore to bring together these incredible writers for what promises to be a fascinating conversation.

This is an in-person event.

When: March 27 at 7pm EST
Where: The Harvard Bookstore, 1256 Massachusetts Ave, Cambridge, MA 02138

aBOUT THE SPEAKERS

David Stromberg, a writer, translator, and literary scholar, is editor for the Isaac Bashevis Singer Literary Trust. His books include Baddies, Idiot Love and the Elements of Intimacy, and A Short Inquiry into the End of the World. He is the editor of Old Truths and New Clichés: Essays by Isaac Bashevis Singer (Princeton, 2022).

Jamaica Kincaid is a world-renowned Antiguan-American novelist, essayist, gardener, and gardening writer. She has written numerous books, including A Small Place, and My Brother. She is a professor in the Department of African and African American Studies at Harvard University.