Hungry Hearts by Anzia Yezierska (English) Paperback Book

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In stories that draw heavily on her own life, Anzia Yezierska (1880-1970) portrays the immigrant's struggle to become a "real" American. Set mostly on New York's Lower East Side, the stories brilliantly evoke crowded streets, shabby tenements, poverty, and ethnic prejudice. These stories are still relevant today, except the ethnic backgrounds are Latino and Asian.

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In stories that draw heavily on her own life, Anzia Yezierska portrays the immigrant's struggle to become a real American, in such stories as Yekl, Hunger, The Fat of the Land, and How I Found America. Set mostly in New York's Lower East Side, the stories brilliantly evoke the oppressive atmosphere of crowded streets and shabby tenements and lay bare the despair of families trapped in unspeakable poverty, working at demeaning jobs, and coping with the barely hidden prejudices of their new land. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

Author Biography

Anzia Yezierska (1882-1970) emigrated from Poland to the United States in 1890. Her books include Bread Givers, How I Found America: Collected Stories, The Open Cage, and Red Ribbon on a White Horse: My Story.

Table of Contents

Hungry HeartsIntroduction by Blanche H. Gelfant Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text HUNGRY HEARTS Wings Hunger The Lost "Beautifulness" The Free Vacation House The Miracle Where Lovers Dream Soap and Water "The Fat of the Land" My Own People How I Found America

Details ISBN0141180056 Author Anzia Yezierska Short Title HUNGRY HEARTS Publisher Penguin Books Series Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics Language English ISBN-10 0141180056 ISBN-13 9780141180052 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY FIC Year 1997 Publication Date 1997-07-31 Birth 1880 Death 1970 Pages 240 Imprint Penguin Classics DOI 10.1604/9780141180052 Audience General/Trade We've got this

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