IL MAGO DI LUBLINO | I EDIZ. TEA 1988 | ISAAC BASHEVIS SINGER

Isaac Bashevis Singer’s Il mago di Lublino (Italian edition, 1988, TEA) offers one of the Nobel laureate’s most emblematic novels, originally published in 1960. Set in 19th-century Poland, it follows Yasha Mazur, a celebrated magician and escape artist, whose fame contrasts with his inner turmoil. Torn between his wife, lovers, and spiritual doubts, Yasha embodies the tension between desire and morality, freedom and responsibility, and the search for transcendence. Singer blends realism and mysticism, capturing the vibrancy of Jewish life alongside existential questioning. The novel reflects on human weakness, repentance, and the fragile boundary between illusion and redemption.