The author presents a candid portrayal of Jewish life in the immigrant tenements of New York
But in that dark Depression year, books were hard to sell, and the novel quickly dropped out of sight, as did its twenty-eight-year-old author. Only with its paperback publication in 1964 did the novel receive the recognition it deserves.
Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did this novel receive the recognition it deserves—--and still enjoys.
This novel interweaves the love between a mother and son with the terrors and anxieties David experiences, as he seeks to find his own identity.
Call it Sleep