How I Found America: Collected Stories of Anzia Yezierska

  • Hardcover
  • New York: Persea Books, (c.1991)
By Yezierska, Anzia
New York: Persea Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dj. (c.1991). First Edition. Hardcover. [minimal shelfwear, tiny hole in top edge of rear cover; jacket very slightly rubbed]. (B&W photo frontispiece) A nearly-complete collection (27 stories) of the author's short fiction, ranging from the 1920s to the 1960s, which evokes "the joy and pain of the Jewish immigrant experience." Includes the entirety of two story collections published during her lifetime, "Hungry Hearts' and "Children of Loneliness." The introduction by Vivian Gornick places the stories in their literary and historical context. .

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