Isaac Bashevis Singer (1904–1991) wrote his novels and short stories in Yiddish, the language of his birthplace, Radzymin, Poland. Singer came from a family of rabbis and studied at a rabbinical seminary. He finally decided, however, on writing as a career and moved to the United States in 1935. Singer's folk stories are usually set in 19th-century shtetls, small Jewish villages in Poland. In 1978, Singer received the Nobel Prize in literature. His works include The Manor, The Magician of Lublin, The Family Moskat, and Zlateh the Goat and Other Stories.