Join the Chronicle Book Club!
“Call It Sleep” by Henry Roth
The Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle invites you to join the Chronicle Book Club for its July 16 discussion of “Call It Sleep” by Henry Roth. From the Jewish Book Council: “When Henry Roth published his debut novel ‘Call It Sleep’ in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves — and still enjoys. Having sold-to-date millions of copies worldwide, ‘Call It Sleep’ is the magnificent story of David Schearl, the ‘dangerously imaginative’ child coming of age in the slums of New York.
“First published in 1934, and immediately hailed as a masterpiece, this is a novel of Jewish life full of the pain and honesty of family relationships. It holds the distinction of being the first paperback ever to receive a front-page review in The New York Times Book Review, and it became a nationwide bestseller.”
Your Hosts:
Toby Tabachnick, editor of the Chronicle
David Rullo, Chronicle staff writer
How and When:
We will meet on Zoom on Sunday, July 16, at noon.
What To Do
Buy: “Call it Sleep.” It is available from online retailers including Barnes & Noble and Amazon and through the Carnegie Library system.
Email: Contact us at drullo@pittsburghjewishchronicle.org, and write “Chronicle Book Club” in the subject line. We will send you a Zoom link for the discussion meeting.
Happy reading! PJC
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