The Rise of David Levinsky: Classic Book Guide and Free Edition
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The Rise of David Levinsky is catalogued by Project Gutenberg with author credits for Cahan, Abraham (1860–1951).
Catalogue synopsis
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"The Rise of David Levinsky" by Abraham Cahan is a novel published in 1917. It tells the story of a Russian Jewish immigrant's journey from abject poverty to wealth in America. Born in the Russian Empire, David loses his mother to violence and abandons his Talmudic studies to pursue a new life. He arrives in New York as a penniless greenhorn, slowly shedding his old-world ways while navigating love, labor, and the promises of his adopted homeland.
Book and edition facts
- Title: The Rise of David Levinsky
- Author credits: Cahan, Abraham (1860–1951)
- Catalogue language: English
Catalogue subjects
- Assimilation (Sociology) -- Fiction
- Clothing trade -- Fiction
- Immigrants -- Fiction
- Jewish fiction
- Jewish men -- Fiction
- Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction
- Jews -- Russia -- Fiction
- Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction
- Millionaires -- Fiction
- Psychological fiction
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- Category: American Literature
- Category: Novels
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