The humorous adventures of Hyman Kaplan, the irrepressible student at the american Night Preparatory School for Adults, and his personal war with the English language. A classic work of american humor.
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Enjoyable Read:
My 14 yo daughter had to read this book for a writing class. We are in north Florida and have no close relatives or friends who are recent emigrants to this country. She thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was easy and fun to read. She came away from it having a better understanding of how it must feel to have to come to a new place and learn a new language and customs. Hyman Kaplan also shows how to keep trying and not give up. Good lessons.
i laughed very loudly:
This book is recommended to readers who have a keen and perhaps wry sense of humor, (think Carol Burnett skits.)
I wish this could be made into a one set play, for it would be a blockbuster!
Kaplan lives on:
Kaplan Lives On by A. J. Goldsmith The Education of Hyman Kaplan was published 72 years ago but the story is as fresh today as it was then.
The author was Leonard Q. Ross who later admitted to his real name. Leo Rosten had to use a non de plume because he feared that he would be fired if his employer (I think it was The New Yorker) knew that Rosten was freelancing.
Hyman Kaplan and his classmates in Mr. Parkhill's adult beginning English class, most of whom were from eastern Europe and... more info
Teaching English? Thinking over immigration as an issue? Read this wonderful and heartwarming book:
These stories set in Mr. Parkhill's classroom at the American Night Preparatory School for Adults ("English -- Americanization -- Civics -- Preparation for Naturalization") are wonderfully humorous and warm. They reflect a generous humanity and a keen ear for language in author Leo Rosten (1908-1997), who first wrote the stories for The New Yorker using the pen name Leonard Q. Ross. When Rosten wrote the stories in the 1930s, the debate that had roiled American society over the high levels of... more info
