| The Rise of David Levinsky Contributor(s): Cahan, Abraham (Author), Lipsky, Seth (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0375757988 ISBN-13: 9780375757983 Publisher: Random House Publishing Group OUR PRICE: $24.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2001 Annotation: The Rise of David Levinsky, written by the legendary founder and editor of the "Jewish Daily Forward, is an early Jewish-American classic. According to the scholar Sam B. Girgus, "The novel is more than an important literary work and cultural document. It forms part of the traditional ritual of renewal of the American Way." First published in 1917, Abraham Cahan's realistic novel tells the story of a young talmudic scholar who emigrates from a small town in Russia to the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York City. As the Jewish "greenhorn" rises from the depths of poverty to become a millionaire garment merchant, he discovers the unbearably high price of assimilation. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Jewish - Fiction | Literary |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2001032963 |
| Series: Modern Library Classics (Paperback) |
| Physical Information: 1.35" H x 5.35" W x 8.88" (1.53 lbs) 556 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Russia - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Geographic Orientation - New York |
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| Publisher Description: The Rise of David Levinsky, written by the legendary founder and editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, is an early Jewish-American classic. According to the scholar Sam B. Girgus, "The novel is more than an important literary work and cultural document. It forms part of the traditional ritual of renewal of the American Way." First published in 1917, Abraham Cahan's realistic novel tells the story of a young talmudic scholar who emigrates from a small town in Russia to the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York City. As the Jewish "greenhorn" rises from the depths of poverty to become a millionaire garment merchant, he discovers the unbearably high price of assimilation. |