Mercy of a Rude Stream. Volume One: A Star Shines Over Mt. Morris Park.

New York, NY St. Martin's Press, 1994. Hardcover First Edition (1994), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. First Edition (1994), so stated. First Printing indicated by a complete numerical sequence. Fine in Near Fine DJ: The Book is flawless; the binding is square and secure; the text is clean. Free of any creased or dog-eared pages in the text. Free of any underlining, hi-lighting or marginalia or marks in the text. Free of any ownership names, dates, addresses, notations, inscriptions, stamps, plates, or labels. A handsome, like-new copy, structurally sound and tighly bound, showing no discernible imperfections. Appears unopened and unread. Bright and clean. Corners sharp. Virtually 'As New'. The DJ shows very mild rubbing and the consequent hint of soiling to the white background field of the panels; else flawless; the price is unclipped. Very close to 'As New'. NOT a Remainder, Book-Club, or Ex-Library. 8vo. (9.5 x 6.5 x 1 inches). 288 pages. Yiddish Glossary. Language: English. Weight: 21 ounces. Family-portrait-decorated end papers. Deckle fore-edge. Hardback with DJ. Henry Roth (1906 – 1995) was an American novelist and short story writer who found long-deserved recognition after his 1934 work, Call It Sleep, a classic novel reflecting the lives of Jewish immigrants on the lower east side in the early part of the twentieth century, was reissued in paperback in 1964. Mercy of a Rude Stream tells the story of Ira Stigman, an immigrant boy, suffers a cruel Americanization process from 1914 through 1921 in a novel that deals with themes of Prohibition, anti-Semitism, racism, and the violence of sexuality. The title comes from a Shakespearean quotation which characterizes life as a 'tumultuous rude stream'.