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About Henry Roth

Birth

1906

Death

1995

First book

1934

Years writing

92

Biography

Henry Roth was an American novelist and short story writer who found success later in life after his 1934 novel Call It Sleep was reissued in paperback in 1964.

Henry Roth was born in Tysmenytsia in 1906 before becoming a fundamental voice in American literature.

His masterpiece, Call It Sleep, is an unforgettable portrait of the Jewish immigrant experience in Depression-era New York.

Following the initial success of his first novel, Roth maintained a surprising literary silence for 60 years.

He is remembered as an essential chronicler of New York City life through his narrative work.

His monumental epic Mercy of a Rude Stream, published in four volumes, marked his triumphant return to writing.

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