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Alfred Kazin

Alfred Kazin

Henry Roth (1906-1995) was born in the Austro- Hungarian province of Galitzia. He probably landed on Ellis Island in 1909 and began his life in New York on the Lower East Side, in the slums where Call It Sleep is set. He is the author as well of Shifting Landscapes, a collection of essays, and the Mercy of a Rude Stream tetralogy.
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  • Call It Sleep
    A Novel

    Henry Roth, with an Introduction by Alfred Kazin
    ©0 | First Edition
    ISBN-13: 9780312424121

    When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was gre .....[+]

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Alfred Kazin

Alfred Kazin

Henry Roth (1906-1995) was born in the Austro- Hungarian province of Galitzia. He probably landed on Ellis Island in 1909 and began his life in New York on the Lower East Side, in the slums where Call It Sleep is set. He is the author as well of Shifting Landscapes, a collection of essays, and the Mercy of a Rude Stream tetralogy.