Focus Paperback - 2001
by Arthur Miller
Written in 1945, Focus was Arthur Miller's first novel and one of the first books to directly confront American anti-Semitism. It remains as chilling and incisive today as it was at the time of its controversial debut. As World War II draws to a close, anti-Semitism is alive and well in Brooklyn, New York. Here, Newman, an American of English descent, floats through a world of multiethnic neighborhoods indifferent to the racism around him. That is, until he begins wearing glasses that render him "Jewish" in the eyes of others, making him the target of anti-Semitic persecution. As he and his wife find friendship and support from a Jewish immigrant, Newman slowly begins to understand the racial hatreds that surround him.
"A strong, sincere book bursting with indignation." (The New York Times Book Review)
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First line
HE had gone to sleep exhausted by the heat; his bones hurt.
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- Title Focus
- Author Arthur Miller
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reissue
- Pages 240
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, New York
- Date September 1, 2001
- ISBN 9780142000427 / 0142000426
- Weight 0.42 lbs (0.19 kg)
- Dimensions 7.56 x 5.23 x 0.56 in (19.20 x 13.28 x 1.42 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Library of Congress subjects Jewish fiction, Jews
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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