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St Martins Pr, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New - Unread - 1St Edition - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - Henry Roth Tells The Love Story Of … Plus…

St Martins Pr, 1998. 1st Edition . Hardcover. New/New. New - Unread - 1St Edition - For More Information On Condition. - Please See All Photos. - Henry Roth Tells The Love Story Of Ira Stigman, An Inept Senior At City College, Who Has Fallen For His Patron, The Fragile Edith Welles, An Nyu Professor And Muse Of Modern Poets, Whose Seductive Powers With Men Have Placed Her In Competition With The Aspiring Anthropologist Marcia Meede. Despite His Growing Sexual Attraction To The Older Woman And A Feeling Of Profound Alienation Which He Shares With Edith Alone, Ira Is Unable To Break The Ties That Bind Him Not Only To His Greenhorn Parents In Harlem But Also To His Nubile First Cousin Stella, Whose Nocturnal Escapades Have Created A Major Family Scandal. Reflecting Back On The Arc Of A Life That Was Unerringly Tragic, The Old Man, Ira, Preparing Himself For His Imminent Passing, Realized That, Despite "His Dark Sullen Telepathy, " He Was Never Ale To Break The Cruel Bonds, "The Sinister Cyst Of Guilt, " That Made Him As Much A Reflection Of His Tyrannical Father As That Of His Sweet, Maternal Mother, Gradually Driven Mad By The Voices Of Her Own Tortured Past. Yet As The Narrative Drives Relentlessly To Its Startling Conclusion, The Voice Of The Old Man Diminishes Almost Completely While The 1927 Narration Takes Precedent. As Ira Stigman Decides To Get "The Hell Out Of Harlem, " His Act Of Recollection Frees Him From The Ravages Of Old Age, And Suddenly He Is In His Prime Again, As If This Tale Were His Very Last Gasp., St Martins Pr, 1998, 6<