"First published in 1929 and presented here in English translation for the first time, "Shammai Weitz" is an epitomic early story by Nobel laureate Isaac Bashevis Singer, relaying the story of the eponymous printer freshly arrived in Warsaw from the remote shtetl of Józefów, intent on forging a new and more comfortable life. A tragi-comedy of errors unfolds as Weitz gradually neglects his family, and his poor wife in particular, to focus maniacally on his business. Full of Singer's trademark humor and sharp, naturalistic prose, "Shammai Weitz" is an important addition to the canon of Singer's translated short fiction."--publisher's website.
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