The story of a young, aspiring Jewish woman from the ghetto who
will do anything to get her man in this case an upper-class WASP.
When she discovers he is not really what she wanted, she will do
anything to get away. Based on the real-life story of the Jewish
immigrant activist Rose Pastor's fairytale romance with the
millionaire socialist Graham Stokes, the novel also reflects
Yezierska's own doomed romance with the famous educator John Dewey.
Passionate and engagingly sardonic, it criticizes the concept of
the American "Melting Pot" in the language of the Lower East Side
and exposes the hypocrisy of the "good works" of the privileged
class and their so-called dedication to the poor. Gay Wilentz's
introduction discusses Anzia Yezierska's life and work. Originally
published in 1923. Â
General
| Imprint: |
University of Illinois Press
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
Radical Novel Reconsidered |
| Release date: |
1996 |
| First published: |
1996 |
| Authors: |
Anzia Yezierska
|
| Dimensions: |
203 x 137 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback
|
| Pages: |
216 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-252-06435-7 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
General
|
| LSN: |
0-252-06435-6 |
| Barcode: |
9780252064357 |
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