Reaches of Heaven

About The Author: About The Author: Isaac Bashevis Singer emigrated to New York from Poland in 1935 and found work with the Jewish Daily Forward . Author of many novels collections of short stories and books for children he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA) . Name: Isaac Bashevis Singer Also Known As: Isaac Warshofsky Date of Birth: July 14 1904 Place of Birth: Radzymin Poland Date of Death: July 24 1991 Place of Death: Surfside Florida Education: Attended Tachkemoni Rabbinical Seminary in Warsaw Poland 1920-27 Awards: National Book Award for A Crown of Feathers and Other Stories 1974; Nobel Prize for Literature 1978 Biography Isaac Bashevis Singer emigrated to New York from Poland in 1935 and found work with the Jewish Daily Forward . Author of many novels collections of short stories and books for children he was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1978. Author biography courtesy of Penguin Group (USA) .