| Yekl Contributor(s): Cahan, Abraham (Author) |
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ISBN: 1617206318 ISBN-13: 9781617206313 Publisher: SMK Books OUR PRICE: $7.59 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: January 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.18" H x 6" W x 9" (0.27 lbs) 76 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Religious Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: His first novel, Yekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto, was published in 1896. The graphic story of an Americanized Russo-Jewish immigrant, it attracted much attention and was favorably commented on by the press both in America and in England. W. D. Howells compared Cahan's work to that of Stephen Crane, and prophesied for him a successful literary future. |