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An American Type

Henry Roth
2010283 pages
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5 editions · 3 languages
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Set in the dire year of 1938, Ira Stigman journeys to the famed artists' colony Yaddo, where he meets a blond, aristocratic pianist whose "calm, Anglo-Saxon radiance" engages him.The conflict with his ghetto Jewish roots forces Ira to set out on an illusionary quest for the promise of the American West.

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5 editions · 3 languages
  • Other · English · 2011
    Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 304 pages · 9780393339925
  • Other · English · 2010
    W.W. Norton · 283 pages · 9780393077759
  • Other · English · 2010
    Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 273 pages · 9780393080896
  • Paperback · French · 2013
    Un américain, un vrai
    Editions De L'olivier · 282 pages · 9782879297255
  • Paperback · Spanish · 2011
    Un americano
    Alfaguara · 322 pages · 9788420407210
FictionAuthorsReminiscing in old ageYaddo (Artist's colony)HistoryYaddo (Artists' colony)Fiction, jewishFiction, family life