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Textbook Details

  • EDITION:
    3rd Edition
  • ISBN:
    0892552905
  • ISBN-13:
    9780892552900
  • PUB. DATE:
    August 2003
  • PUBLISHER:
    Persea Books
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Bread Givers: A Struggle between a Father of the Old World and a Daughter of the New World / Edition 3 by Anzia Yezierska, Alice Kessler-Harris (Foreword by)

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Bread Giversby Anonymous

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It was rather slow and had an abrupt ending. It had many acts of sexism and this was rather annyoing but historically accurate. Overall, 10 being the best and 1 being the worst. It was probably a 51/2. I rate it this because even though it was historically accurate, I was looking for a book that might be able to get me out of my romance stage. It failed to do so and it wasn't one of my favorites. Not...

Good read, even if assignedby Anonymous

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I was assigned this book for a college class last semester and ended up keeping it on my little bookshelf. It centers around a young woman and her jewish family's struggles to assimilate (or not) into American culture. There's countless other stories similar to it, but Yezierska's writing style is very easy to follow. The father is one of the most infuriating characters I've come across in my recent...


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Bread Givers

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  • Pub. Date: August 2003
  • Publisher: Persea Books
  • Sales Rank: 72,395

Synopsis

This masterwork of American immigrant literature is set in the 1920s on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and tells the story of Sara Smolinsky, the youngest daughter of an Orthodox rabbi, who rebels against her father's rigid conception of Jewish womanhood. Sarah's struggle towards independence and self-fulfillment resonates with a passion all can share. Beautifully redesigned page for page with the previous editions, Bread Givers is an essential historical work with enduring relevance.

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.