About
A twentieth-century American fiction writer, he is best known for his 1939 novel Call It Sleep. His works chronicle the Jewish-American experience during the era of the Great Depression.
Before Fame
His childhood in the Brooklyn and Harlem neighborhoods of New York City inspired his famous novel, Call It Sleep.
Trivia
He received two honorary doctorates: one from the University of New Mexico and the other from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.
Family Life
He married Muriel Parker in 1939.
Associated With
His novels influenced the work of Philip Roth.
