Call It Sleep: A Novel

"Arguably the most distinguished work of fiction ever written about immigrant life." —The New Yorker

With an Introduction by Alfred Kazinand and Afterword by Hana Wirth-Nesher

When Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves—and still enjoys.

Having sold-to-date millions of ...