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Call It Sleep (1934)

by Henry Roth

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Lauded as the most profound novel of Jewish life ever written by an American, Call It Sleep seamlessly weaves together the searing pains and subtle joys of immigrant life in New York's Lower East Side. It is the story of David Schearl, a dangerously imaginative little boy who arrives from Eastern Europe in 1907. Shock by shock, he is exposed to the blows-and occasional pleasures-of life in the crowded tenements.… (more)

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813.52Literature › English (North America) › American fiction › 20th Century › 1900-1944

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PS3535.O787Language and Literature › American literature › American literature › Individual authors › 1900-1960

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