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Cover of Bronx Primitive - Portraits in a Childhood (Great Jewish Books on Audiotape) (Great Jewish Books on Audiotape)

Bronx Primitive - Portraits in a Childhood (Great Jewish Books on Audiotape) (Great Jewish Books on Audiotape)

by Kate Simon

BiographyChildhood and youthJewsSocial life and customsNew york (n.y.), biographyBronx (new york, n.y.)Jews, united states, biographyJewish families

The classic, unforgettable memoir of a young girl's coming of age, "Bronx Primitive" recalls the vitality of an immigrant neighborhood through the unsentimental eyes of a child. With an unerring eye for detail and an iridescent, clear-eyed prose, Kate Simon captures the particular world of her childhood as well as the universal uncertainties and triumphs of a young girl on the threshold of womanhood.

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Book data: Open Library