From Bondage
Mercy of a Rude Stream
by Henry Roth
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Roth's final novel, published not long after his death in 1995. It concerns the elderly writer Ira Stigman, who manages to endure the loneliness and pain of his old age by recalling and writing of a love triangle he had been part of in his youth.
Editions of From Bondage
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Hardcover |
Publisher St Martins Pr |
Date 1996 |
Price $1.00 |
 Used, Good |
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Pica Books |
Date 1997 |
Price $2.25 |
Very Good |
Publisher Notes
Henry Roth went to sleep for the last time on the evening of October 13, 1995, but not before completing this transcendent novel. Roth examines his own imminent passing in the most lyrical of ways, telling the story of elderly writer Ira Stigman who, in spite of his physical frailties, finds solace and redemption through the recreation of the fascinating love triangle of his youth.
Media Reviews
"This latest in the sequence 'Mercy of a Rude Stream' does what has rarely been done before; it enhances its brilliant youthful original by casting upon it the calmer, contemplative light of old age. It it clearly indispensable to the appreciation of Roth's unique life and work as a whole."
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