Abraham Cahan

Rise of David Levinsky (eBook, PDF)

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Produktbeschreibung

Born in Lithuania, Abraham Cahan rose to literary acclaim in America as both a journalist and a writer of fiction. In The Rise of David Levinsky, which stands as Cahan's best-known novel, he charts the trials, tribulations, and triumphs of David Levinsky, a Russian boy who loses his parents and seeks his fortune in the United States.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: The Floating Press
• Seitenzahl: 615
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Februar 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781776531103
• Artikelnr.: 40472081

Autorenporträt

Abraham Cahan (1860-1951) was born in Eastern Europe and emigrated to the U.S in 1882. As a young man, he lived in New York City where he found work in a cigar factory. As he adjusted to American life, he learned English and began writing for different publications. He became the founder and editor of The Jewish Daily Forward, a position he held for more than 40 years. In 1896, he published his first novel iYekl: A Tale of the New York Ghetto. But he's best known for the massively successful The Rise of David Levinsky , published in 1917.