Project Gutenberg 2012-10-30 Public domain in the USA. 122 Yezierska, Anzia 1970 Hungry Hearts Wings -- Hunger -- The lost "beautifulness" -- The free vacation house -- The miracle -- Where lovers dream -- Soap and water -- "The fat of the land" -- My own people -- How I found America. Produced by Jana Srna and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Hungry Hearts" by Anzia Yezierska is a novel written in the early 20th century. The book explores the struggles of immigrant life in America, centering around the experiences of Shenah Pessah, a young Jewish woman yearning for love, beauty, and a sense of belonging amidst the chaos and hardships of her new life. As she navigates loneliness and societal expectations within her community, the novel addresses themes of identity, aspiration, and the human desire for connection. The opening of "Hungry Hearts" introduces us to Shenah Pessah, who feels trapped in the stark reality of her basement life as a janitress. Yearning for affection and a greater purpose, she finds a glimmer of hope when a young sociology instructor, John Barnes, arrives seeking a room to rent. Their initial interaction ignites a longing within her for a brighter future, leading her to contemplate her own worth and potential beyond her circumstances. As she aspires to rise above her station, her dreams clash with the harsh realities that lie ahead, setting the stage for her transformative journey in America. (This is an automatically generated summary.) file:///public/vhost/g/gutenberg/html/files/41232/41232-h/images/title-page.jpg en Short stories Jewish fiction Jews -- New York (State) -- New York -- Fiction Lower East Side (New York, N.Y.) -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 366435 366442 2024-09-17T10:28:22.468684 2023-09-18T05:33:49.931943 text/html text/html 367821 2012-10-29T18:50:32 text/html; charset=utf-8 178724 2012-10-29T18:52:10 text/html; charset=utf-8 application/zip 219706 2024-09-17T10:28:28.701625 application/epub+zip 216534 2024-09-17T10:28:23.626652 application/epub+zip 205436 2024-09-17T10:28:23.110654 application/epub+zip 308408 2024-09-17T10:28:32.528613 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 279340 2024-09-17T10:28:28.135649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 270517 2022-09-18T19:36:46.581939 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 321214 2024-09-17T10:28:21.616671 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 328939 2012-10-29T18:50:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 122923 2012-10-29T18:52:10 text/plain; charset=utf-8 application/zip 321010 2012-10-29T18:51:30 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 122008 2012-10-29T18:52:10 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 321003 2012-10-29T18:51:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 121968 2012-10-29T18:52:10 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 13893682 2012-10-29T18:53:14 application/octet-stream application/zip 23427 2024-09-17T10:28:32.680581 application/rdf+xml 9260 2024-09-17T10:28:23.201629 image/jpeg 1982 2024-09-17T10:28:23.155640 image/jpeg 183102 2024-09-17T10:28:22.503658 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog