Howard Fast's life, from a rough-and-tumble Jewish New York street kid to the rich and famous author of close to 100 books, rivals the Horatio Alger myth. Author of bestsellers such as Citizen Tom Paine, Freedom Road, My Glorious Brothers, and Spartacus, Fast joined the American Communist Party in 1943 and remained a loyal member until 1957, despite being imprisoned for contempt of Congress. Gerald Sorin illuminates the connections among Fast's Jewishness, his writings, and his left-wing politics and explains Fast's attraction to the Party and the reasons he stayed in it as long as he did. Recounting the story of his private and public life with its adventure and risk, love and pain, struggle, failure, and success, Sorin also addresses questions such as the relationship between modern Jewish identity and radical movements, the consequences of political myopia, and the complex interaction of art, popular culture, and politics in 20th-century America.
| ISBN: | 9780253007278 |
| Publication date: | 5th November 2012 |
| Author: | Gerald Sorin |
| Publisher: | Indiana University Press |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 528 pages |
| Series: | The Modern Jewish Experience |
| Genres: |
Biography: writers Social groups: religious groups and communities History of the Americas Literature: history and criticism |
Howard Fast's life, from a rough-and-tumble Jewish New York street kid to the rich and famous author of close to 100 books, rivals the Horatio Alger myth. Author of bestsellers such as Citizen Tom Paine, Freedom Road, My Glorious Brothers, and Spartacus, Fast joined the American Communist Party in 1943 and remained a loyal member until 1957, despite being imprisoned for contempt of Congress.
Howard Fast features in the following genres: Biography: writers, Social groups: religious groups and communities, History of the Americas, Literature: history and criticism
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Howard Fast was written by Gerald Sorin and published by Indiana University Press
Howard Fast has 528 pages
Yes it is part of The Modern Jewish Experience series