โ Scribed by Roth, Henry
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
Set in the dire year of 1938, Ira Stigman journeys to the famed artists' colony Yaddo, where he meets a blond, aristocratic pianist whose "calm, Anglo-Saxon radiance" engages him. The conflict with his ghetto Jewish roots forces Ira to set out on an illusionary quest for the promise of the American West.
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