by Alfred Kazin (Introduction), HenryRoth (Author), Alfred Kazin (Introduction), Henry Roth (Author)
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 the terrors and anxieties David experiences, as he seeks to find his own identity amidst the cultural disarray of early twentieth-century America.
Format: Paperback
Pages: 464
Publisher: Penguin Classics
Published: 05 Oct 2006
ISBN 10: 0141188650
ISBN 13: 9780141188652