The rise of David Levinsky
The book is told in the form of a fictional autobiography of David Levinsky, a Russian Jew who emigrates to America and rises from poverty to riches.
This wonderful novel written as a first-person narrative is the life story of a poor Russian boy who emigrates to America and becomes a multi-millionaire. The story is told in complete detail, with a lamenting, nostalgic feel.
It is well written and arresting, but rambles too much at times, which although digressive, adds to the effect of genuine storytelling. Some of the thoughts the narrator offers about life after one gets all the success and fame one can dream of were really insightful.
The main character, David Levinsky, is born in 1865 in Antomir, a city of 80,000 in the Kovno district of the Russian Empire (present-day Lithuania). His father dies when he is three, leaving him and his mother to fend for themselves. He grows up in abject poverty, he and his mother sharing a single basement room with three other families.
Author: Abraham Cahan
Publication Date: 1917
Publication Date: 1917
Hosted on Google Drive
Download PDF book
