The Lovemaking of I. B. Singer

Norma Rosen

1996

A woman named Bella stayed behind to speak to me. Her hair was carefully waved, touched with streaks of blond, her eyes round and blue. She was not one of the shapeless old, but kept waist, hips, and bosom defined, clothed in a blue dress with a low, square neckline.

“I am desperate!” She bent over me. The square of flesh showed the crease between…

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Creator Bio

Norma Rosen

b. 1925

Norma Rosen is a Brooklyn-born novelist and essayist, brought up in a secular Jewish home. Her work is noted for female characters and innovative biblical interpretations. She has also written stories and articles for national periodicals, including Commentary and The New Yorker. Rosen is the recipient of the Eugene F. Saxton grant, a Radcliffe Institute fellowship, and a New York State Creative Artist Public Service grant.

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