An American Type

Henry Roth

Translated by Mariano Antolin Rato earliest edition we have, 2010 Alfaguara, 2011 paperback 322 pages

Set in the dire year of 1938, Ira Stigman journeys to the famed artists' colony Yaddo, where he meets a blond, aristocratic pianist whose "calm, Anglo-Saxon radiance" engages him.The conflict with his ghetto Jewish roots forces Ira to set out on an illusionary quest for the promise of the American West.

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Editions we hold

Un américain, un vrai paperback · 2013 · Editions De L'olivier · 282 pages · 9782879297255
Un americano paperback · 2011 · Alfaguara · 322 pages · 9788420407210
An American Type edition · 2011 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 304 pages · 9780393339925
An American type edition · 2010 · W.W. Norton · 283 pages · 9780393077759
An American Type edition · 2010 · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W. · 273 pages · 9780393080896

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