- Assimilation (Sociology), Children of immigrants, Fathers and daughters, Fiction
A young Jewish girl from New York's Lower East Side rebels against the tyranny and chauvinism of her immigrant father, determined to assert her freedom and independence.
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Earnest, classical in form, grave and prestige.
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- gravecomic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Anzia Yezierska
- First published
- 1925
- Pages
- 297
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Page & Company, Persea Books, Grosset & Dunlap
- Editions
- 10
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780704339255
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