Under the Ribs of Death | John Marlyn
Set in the immigrant community of "Winnipeg s North End," "Under the Ribs of Death" follows the progress of young Sandor Hunyadi as he struggles to cast off his Hungarian background and become a real Canadian. Embittered by poverty and social humiliation, Sandor rejects his father s impractical idealism and devotes himself single-mindedly to becoming a successful businessman. Equipped with a new name and a hardened heart, he is close to realizing his ambition when fortune s wheel takes an unexpected and possibly redemptive turn. Combining social realism and moral parable, "Under the Ribs of Death" is John Marlyn s ironic portrayal of the immigrant experience in the years leading up to the Great Depression. As a commentary on the problems of cultural assimilation, this novel is as relevant today as it was when first published in 1957."
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