Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts - Hardcover

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Hungry Hearts

Hungry Hearts - Hardcover

by Anzia Yezierska
$44.57
Sale price  $44.57 Regular price 

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Anzia Yezierska's "Hungry Hearts" offers a poignant glimpse into the lives of Jewish immigrants in New York City's Lower East Side. Through a series of evocative short stories, Yezierska captures the raw emotion and fierce determination of those seeking a better life in a new land. This collection paints a vivid portrait of the immigrant experience, exploring themes of poverty, assimilation, and the enduring hunger for love, acceptance, and opportunity.

Set against the backdrop of a bustling and often unforgiving urban landscape, "Hungry Hearts" resonates with timeless themes of identity and belonging. Yezierska's keen observations and unflinching prose bring the struggles and triumphs of these individuals to life, creating a powerful and enduring testament to the resilience of the human spirit. A classic work of literary fiction, this collection provides valuable insight into a pivotal period in American history and the challenges faced by those who sought to build new lives in a land of promise.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.

This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.

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ISBN9781023213745
Author Anzia Yezierska
PublisherAnson Street Press
GenreLiterature
FormatHardcover
PublishedMarch 2025
LanguageENG- English
Pages126
Weight1.0 lb
Target AudienceAdults
Print SizeStandard Print

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About Anzia Yezierska

Anzia Yezierska (1882-1970) was born in Poland and came to the Lower East Side of New York with her family in 1890 when she was nine years old. By the 1920s she had risen out of poverty and become a successful writer of stories, novels; all autobiographical; and an autobiography, Red Ribbon on a White Horse. Her novel Bread Givers is considered a classic of Jewish American fiction. Her acclaimed books also include How I Found America: Collected Stories and The Open Cage.

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