"The Magician of Lublin"

★ Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904-1991), winner of the 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature [American writer]

★ Singer was a writer with A writer with a strong sense of national mission. As a Jew, Singer was deeply worried about the fate and future of his nation, and this was reflected in his novels. Known as the "master of short stories" in the 20th century.

★ As a middle-aged Jewish novelist who went abroad to live in exile in the West, Isaac Singer’s inner world always contains his hometown, his nation, and his compatriots. This is also the nostalgia complex that cannot be erased in this story. He regards these as the most precious spiritual wealth and the creative motivation of his life. ——"British and American Literature Research Series"

When the Nobel Committee for Literature awarded Singer the Nobel Prize in Literature, he pointed out that Singer "preserved the tradition of Eastern European Jews that was about to be exterminated" and "his work was full of passion. The narrative art is not only rooted in the cultural tradition of Polish people of Jewish origin, but also reflects and depicts the universal human condition?" This is an accurate summary and objective affirmation of Singer's creation. In the book, Singer vividly describes the life experience and tragic fate of the Jewish magician Yascha Mehuer with a fresh and passionate narrative technique. The root of Yasha's tragedy lies in his indulgence of lust and annihilation of reason. He is the loser in the contest between reason and lust.

Singer writes about the rich inner world of the Jewish people in his deep, lyrical and delicate style. Western critics generally believe that this is the best novel Singer has ever written. The greatest success of the novel lies in the authenticity of the character Yasha. He is a soulful, thoughtful and passionate character created by the author with deep feelings for the Jewish nation. Different from ordinary entertainers who work on docks and travel around the world, Yaxia has had the opportunity to come into contact with many scientific works, knows the solar system theories of Kant and Laplace, and also understands that her ability to walk on a rope is the result of maintaining a balanced center of gravity.