# King of the Fields

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- Book: [King of the Fields](https://www.bookquiver.com/israel-joshua-singer/king-of-the-fields) ([King of the Fields.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/israel-joshua-singer/king-of-the-fields.md))
- Authors: [Isaac Bashevis Singer](https://www.bookquiver.com/israel-joshua-singer)
- Publisher: Penguin
- Medium: ebook
- ISBN: 978-02-4135-045-4
- Published: 2018-10-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: E-book

## Description

A fictional exploration of primitive history, Singer's novel portrays an era of superstition and violence in a country emerging from the darkness of savagery. Set in Poland in the dark ages, it describes the brutality, prejudice and subjugation that occur when hunter-gatherers and farmers struggle for supremacy over the land. Part parable of modern civilization, part fascinating historical novel, this modern myth is a philosophical examination of man and his beliefs, and reaffirms the author's reputation as a master of narrative invention.