The classic novel of Jewish immigrants in new trade paperback format and design, with sixteen period photographs.
This masterwork of American immigrant literature is set in the 1920s on the Lower East Side of Manhattan and tells the story of Sara Smolinsky, the youngest daughter of an Orthodox rabbi, who rebels against her father's rigid conception of Jewish womanhood. Sarah's struggle towards independence and self-fulfillment resonates with a passion all can share. Beautifully redesigned page for page with the previous editions, Bread Givers is an essential historical work with enduring relevance. 16 b/w photographs.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
Wonderful, inspirational book:
This book is an amazing journey of a woman who is willing to have the courage to follow her heart and the more arduous, but more rewarding, path.
Not meant to spark a feminist movement:
This book is terrific! However, it was never meant to spark some sort of feminist movement. I believe the author's purpose was to inspire people everywhere to rise above those traditions and habits that keep them chained to a purposeless life. Inspiring! Written with great detail but not too much as to bore...
Great, quick read:
I was assigned this book as extra reading for a class this semester. I have to admit that I read the book in two days. It is a quick read and a nice story. It's just a plain story about a family. One can identify with the characters feelings toward her family.
Bread Givers feeds the soul:
The Bread Givers reachs out from a dark and tragic past, is a timeless story of an immigrants story of transition from old world to new. The setting is the Lower East Side of New York in the early 1900's but it could be the story of immigrants coming to this country today. It is not great literature because of the tight construction of the story which is loosely written and easy to read but because it tells the tale of a young girl growing up in a family dominated by an autocratic father in a way that... more info
