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Irwin Shaw's classic novel is about the American dream-as it begins in the struggles of an immigrant father and as it continues in the next generation's search for grace. It Tells the story of Rudolph,Gretchen and Tom,the children of an embittered,impoverished German baker,growing up in a small town near New York City as World War II is drawing to a close. These three are seen over a period of twenty-four years in scene after brilliantscene which build up into a revelation of twentieth-century American life:the mobility,the quick encounters,the big deals,the myth-making.Ranging from Manhattan in the effervescent post-war years,to Hollywood,bathed in uncertain sunshine,and to the deceptive peace of the Mediterranean coast,RICH MAN,POOR MAN is at oncea triumphant study of character and a truly epic novel of America.
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Irwin Shaw's classic novel is about the American dream - as it begins in the struggles of an immigrant father and as it continues in the next generation's search for grace.
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Irwin Shaw was born in New York in 1913 and began his literary career writing short stories, and plays for the stage and radio. During World War Two he served in North Africa, the Middle East and all over Europe, and it was after the war that he achieved widespread acclaim with his first novel, The Young Lions. Irwin Shaw wrote more than a dozen novels, all of which became worldwide bestsellers. A number of his books have also found success as feature films and TV serials, and they have been translated into twenty languages. Irwin Shaw died in 1984.
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- PublisherPhoenix
- Publication date1996
- ISBN 10 1857994175
- ISBN 13 9781857994179
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages635
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