Download or read book A King of the Fields written by Isaac Bashevis Singer and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2003-05-16 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Singer's late novel, a magical and resonant fable, recreates the birth of the Polish nation. Through the compelling figure of Cybula, defeated leader of a tribe of hunter-gatherers, it explores the moment when prehistory dissolved into history, superstitions became tinged with skepticism, and men began to turn from many gods towards one god.