Journey Through a Small Planet

Emanuel Litvinoff, Patrick Wright

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English

Penguin
03 September 2008

Biography; Memoirs; Nostalgia: general

Series: Penguin Modern Classics

First time in Modern Classics for Litvinoff's evocation of his Jewish childhood in the East End

In Journey Through a Small Planet (1972), the writer Emanuel Litvinoff recalls his working-class Jewish childhood in the East End of London- a small cluster of streets right next to the city, but worlds apart in culture and spirit. With vivid intensity Litvinoff describes the overcrowded tenements of Brick Lane and Whitechapel, the smell of pickled herring and onion bread, the rattle of sewing machines and chatter in Yiddish. He also relates stories of his parents, who fled from Russia in 1914, his experiences at school and a brief flirtation with Communism. Unsentimental, vital and almost dream like, this is a masterly evocation of a long-vanished world.

By: Emanuel Litvinoff
Introduction by: Patrick Wright
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 15mm
Weight: 191g
ISBN: 9780141189307
ISBN 10: 0141189304
Series: Penguin Modern Classics
Pages: 256
Publication Date: 03 September 2008
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Emanuel Litvinoff (born 1915) is a British writer and human rights activist, and is one of the most well-known and regarded figures in post-war Anglo-Jewish literature.

Reviews for Journey Through a Small Planet

Lazega's book is original and insightful through his rich field-specific knowledge, a theoretically refined and undogmatic approach, and through sophisiticated data collection and analysis. This book is clearly written. European Sociological Review The lessons Lazega draws are novel and important ... Identifying the myriad ways in which relations of production affect the output of the knowledge workers on whom our prosperity and progress depend in this post-industrial world is a vital task, to which Emmanuel Lazega has made valuable contributions. Richard Abel, Journal of Law and Society 'It is a remarkable piece of scholarship, both in its theoretical development and in its execution' Administrative Science Quarterly