This outstanding family novel, set in a Jewish neighborhood of Chicago, is "the fullest articulation of the generational conflict between Jewish fathers and [sins]," writes Alexander Bloom in his 1986 book Prodigal Sons. The central character, a 15-year-old boy in rebellion against the petit bourgeois values of his family, engineers an affair between his flamboyant aunt and his easy-going Gentile cousin by marriage. He then leaves his father and moves into the house of this new couple, where he experiences the excitement ...
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This outstanding family novel, set in a Jewish neighborhood of Chicago, is "the fullest articulation of the generational conflict between Jewish fathers and [sins]," writes Alexander Bloom in his 1986 book Prodigal Sons. The central character, a 15-year-old boy in rebellion against the petit bourgeois values of his family, engineers an affair between his flamboyant aunt and his easy-going Gentile cousin by marriage. He then leaves his father and moves into the house of this new couple, where he experiences the excitement and problems of an open relationship.
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Add this copy of Passage From Home to cart. $30.42, new condition, Sold by Ingram Customer Returns Center rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from NV, USA, published 2009 by Markus Wiener Publishers.
Add this copy of Passage From Home to cart. $232.00, like new condition, Sold by Books Of Choice rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Bloomington, MN, UNITED STATES, published 1946 by The Dial Press.
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Fine book in a fine dust jacket. 280 pages. First edition, first printing. His first book and only novel. This Chicago author was a boyhood friend of Saul Bellow. Fine book in a fine dust jacket with the spine a touch tanned. A beautiful copy!
Add this copy of Passage From Home (Masterworks of Modern Jewish Writing to cart. $53.96, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Markus Wiener Publishers.
Add this copy of Passage From Home (Masterworks of Modern Jewish Writing to cart. $80.09, new condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Santa Clarita, CA, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Markus Wiener Publishers.
Add this copy of Passage From Home to cart. $119.00, fair condition, Sold by ThriftBooks-Baltimore rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Halethorpe, MD, UNITED STATES, published by The Dial Press.
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Dust jacket missing. Cover and binding are worn but intact. A reading copy in fair condition. Shelf wear to spine. Scuffing to coverboards. Moderate loosening to binding. Secure packaging for safe delivery.
