Frank Alpine, a drifter fleeing from his past, runs straight into struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a chance to atone for past sins, Frank becomes Bober's assistant and keeps shop when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter, Helen, who gives Frank a real reason to stay around, even as he begins to steal from the store. Widely considered as one of the great American-Jewish novels, The Assistant is a classic look at the social and racial divides of a country still in its infancy, and a stunning ...
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Frank Alpine, a drifter fleeing from his past, runs straight into struggling Brooklyn grocer Morris Bober. Seeing a chance to atone for past sins, Frank becomes Bober's assistant and keeps shop when the owner takes ill. But it is Bober's daughter, Helen, who gives Frank a real reason to stay around, even as he begins to steal from the store. Widely considered as one of the great American-Jewish novels, The Assistant is a classic look at the social and racial divides of a country still in its infancy, and a stunning evocation of the immigrant experience - of cramped circumstances and great expectations.
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Seller's Description:
Very Good in Poor jacket. This edition first published 1959. Small stamp mark from the previous owner. Publication of 221 pages. The dust jacket is worn. The boards are in good condition. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. GK.
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Very Good in Good jacket. The jacket has edge tears and worn. shelf rubbed. slight creasing. marked. price clipped. minor tanning. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.K. ]
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. Publication of 221 pages. The dust jacket is a little shelf rubbed, closed tears and chipped pieces along the edges. The boards are in good condition. There is foxing on the top edge of the book. Internally the pages are clean and complete. The text is legible. Tightly bound and presented in cellophane. The binding is excellent. R*2024/08/21 GK.
I enjoyed this book because of interesting situations that occurred in a store in the 1950's. The characters were believable and there was an interesting love triangle.
