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call it sleep
call it sleep | henry roth
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Leftcoastzen
call it sleep | henry roth
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My other rounded corner Avon.This edition from 1964 .Roth‘s book was published originally in 1934.When I was digging into fiction related to the immigration experience, circa early 1900s,this book was a stand out as it was more psychological, digging deep on the difficulties & trauma of such a dramatic life change.
David is only 6 when he starts this journey with his loving mother & his resentful, distant father.

Leftcoastzen I think 2 things came into play that it didn‘t sell well in 1934 .The depression was pretty deep by then , books a luxury.Plus , I think it was too soon for people who had lived it to read about the darker elements of this experience. 2y
Aims42 So interesting to see the rounded edges 👍 2y
Leftcoastzen @Aims42 thanks , I‘m more than a little into publishing oddities!😄 2y
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merelybookish
call it sleep | henry roth
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I'm following @batsy and recycling a post from an earlier challenge nearly three years ago. Published in 1934. It does a good job of showing the gap between what a person thinks/feels in their native tongue and what they are able to express in English.
#immigrantsong #maymoviemagic @cinfhen @rohit-sawant

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emilyhaldi
call it sleep | henry roth
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Another used bookstore find that I bought on a whim. Interested to read this story about a family of Jewish immigrants moving to the slums of NYC. 🏙
#odetosleep
#tuneintonovember

Cinfhen Sounds like this might be in my wheelhouse 🤘🏼 6y
Suet624 I read this when I was 13. I‘m not sure why. I think, at 62, I should read it again. 😂 6y
Robothugs I‘ll be interested to know what you think! 6y
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Mdargusch Sounds good. 6y
tammysue I'm with you @Cinfhen, added 👌🏻 6y
emilyhaldi @Cinfhen I was thinking the same thing ! 6y
Leftcoastzen @cinfhen An amazing book, (edited) 6y
Reviewsbylola Sounds promising. 6y
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Minispok
call it sleep | henry roth
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merelybookish Excellent choice! 😉 7y
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merelybookish
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Read this for a class many moons ago. I don't even remember what the class was called, but I remember this story of Jewish immigrants to NYC at the beginning of the twentieth century. It's a bit of an unsung modernist American classic, I think. #booktober #immigrantstories

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