
Call it Sleep
by Henry Roth
621
Total Points
#498
- Pages
- 462
- Genres
- American Historical Fiction Jewish
David Schearl arrives in New York in his mother's arms to begin his new life as an immigrant in the 'Golden Land'. David is hated by his father an angry, violent man unable to find his niche in the New World but is fiercely loved and protected by his Yiddish-speaking mother. An innovative, multi-lingual novel, Call It Sleep subtly interweaves the overwhelming love between a mother and son with...
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