About Us (novel)
1967 book From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
1967 book From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
About Us is a novel by the American writer Chester Aaron set in 1930s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.[1]
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Author | Chester Aaron |
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Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | McGraw-Hill |
Publication date | 1967 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (hardback) |
Pages | 239 |
OCLC | 1275695 |
It tells the story of the Kahns, a Jewish family who run a small general store in the fictional village of Sundown, a coal patch in Butler County, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh. The protagonist is Benny Kahn, age eight when the novel begins, and his coming-of-age is sketched against the backdrop of the events of Great Depression through World War II.
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