The Worcester Account [Paperback]

S.N. Behrman (Author)

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• Paperback: 267 pages
• Publisher: Chandler House Press (October 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0963627791
• ISBN-13: 978-0963627797
• Product Dimensions: 8.8 x 6.1 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,230,413 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars An evocative memoir of growing up in Worcester, Mass., December 30, 1998

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This review is from: The Worcester Account (Paperback)

This reprint of the original (1954) much-praised memoir by the playwright S. N. Behrman contains photos, which the original lacked. Behrman grew up in 1890 - 1915 Worcester, Massachusetts, in a Jewish enclave of immigrants, alongside similar neighborhoods of Swedish-, Irish-, Italian-, and other European-Americans in this bustling industrial city 50 miles west of Boston. Behrman went on to become a highly popular playwright and essayist - this memoir arose from the acclaim following the publication of shorter pieces in The New Yorker magazine. It is especially interesting - and moving - as another century nears its end. Some of the episodes recounted are hilarious, some poignant, all compelling. You don't have to Jewish - or from Worcester - to be charmed by these memories. And you can find out why even in a tiny community of Jews, there are always at least two synagogues!