Eleven critics here discuss the main themes in Singer's novels and short stories as well as examine in depth his works that have been translated into English--the novels Satan in Goray, The Family Moskat, The Magician of Lublin, The Slave, The Manor, In My Father's Court, and a short story "Gimpel the Fool." Each of the contributors, well-known writers in their own areas of specialization, was invited to examine, not to proclaim or protest,...