Henry Roth

Henry Roth (1906–1995) spent his early years on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In 1914, the Roth family moved to Jewish Harlem. Roth died in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Henry Roth

Henry Roth (1906–1995) spent his early years on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. In 1914, the Roth family moved to Jewish Harlem. Roth died in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Books by Henry Roth

  • Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels

    Henry Roth, Joshua Ferris

    Hardback, 2014

    This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction.
  • An American Type: A Novel

    Henry Roth, Willing Davidson

    Paperback, 2011

    “His early novel Call It Sleep was his Ulysses. His late work An American Type is his Grapes of Wrath.”—Thane Rosenbaum, Los Angeles Times
  • An American Type: A Novel

    Henry Roth, Willing Davidson

    E Book, 2011

    “His early novel Call It Sleep was his Ulysses. His late work An American Type is his Grapes of Wrath.”—Thane Rosenbaum, Los Angeles Times
  • Mercy of a Rude Stream: The Complete Novels

    Henry Roth, Joshua Ferris

    E Book, 2015

    This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction.
  • Holding On: Dreamers, Visionaries, Eccentrics, and Other American Heroes

    David Isay, Harvey Wang, Henry Roth

    Paperback, 1997

    "A collection of unexpected characters, intriguing characters, lovingly assembled. It's a fine read."--Mike Wallace