num_pages: 235
description: The Slave is a powerful love story set against the exotic background of 17th century Poland with all its superstitions, witchcraft and witch-hunts, abundant life and appaling prejudices. (...) In The Slave, published in 1962, Isaac Bashevis Singer creates a dreamlike portrayal of isolation, rejection, love, and the meaning of sacrifice.
language: English
title: The Slave
titlecomplete: The Slave
genres: Classics, Historical, Poland, Polish Literature, Nobel Prize, Jewish, Novels, Historical Fiction, Literature, Fiction
ratings_count: 3505
places: Poland
awards: awardedAt: -220896000000
name: National Jewish Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Books