The Rise of David Levinsky

Abraham Cahan, Seth Lipsky

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English

Modern Library Inc
15 November 2001

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Modern Library Classics

The Rise of David Levinsky, written by the legendary founder and editor of the Jewish Daily Forward, is an early Jewish-American classic. According to the scholar Sam B. Girgus, ""The novel is more than an important literary work and cultural document. It forms part of the traditional ritual of renewal of the American Way.""

First published in 1917, Abraham Cahan's realistic novel tells the story of a young talmudic scholar who emigrates from a small town in Russia to the melting pot of turn-of-the-century New York City. As the Jewish ""greenhorn"" rises from the depths of poverty to become a millionaire garment merchant, he discovers the unbearably high price of assimilation.

By: Abraham Cahan
Introduction by: Seth Lipsky
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 32mm
Weight: 652g
ISBN: 9780375757983
ISBN 10: 0375757988
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 556
Publication Date: 15 November 2001
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Seth Lipsky is the founding editor of the Forward, the English-language successor to the Jewish Daily Forward. He edited the newspaper for ten years and is now a contributing editor of The Wall Street Journal. He lives in Brooklyn.

Reviews for The Rise of David Levinsky

It is one of the best fictional studies of Jewish character available in English, and at the same time an intimate and sophisticated account of American business culture. --Isaac Rosenfeld