| Author: | Mark Harelik | ISBN: | 9780307775412 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group | Publication: | January 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | Mark Harelik |
| ISBN: | 9780307775412 |
| Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group |
| Publication: | January 5, 2011 |
| Imprint: | Ballantine Books |
| Language: | English |
“[Mark] Harelik’s irresistible comedy-drama [is] one of the sweetest and coziest plays imaginable.”—Houston Post
- The year that Haskell Harelik, a nineteen-year-old Russian émigré, arrives at the port of Galveston, Texas. Far from his native land and struggling with an alien language, Haskell becomes a penny-a-piece fruit peddler in and around the small town of Hamilton. In the decades that follow, he attains success as a merchant and community leader—and is recognized as a beloved husband, father, and neighbor.
This is Haskell Hareklik’s story . . . and our story.
This critically acclaimed drama celebrates the immigrant experience—the laughter and tears, the toils and triumphs.
“[Mark] Harelik’s irresistible comedy-drama [is] one of the sweetest and coziest plays imaginable.”—Houston Post
- The year that Haskell Harelik, a nineteen-year-old Russian émigré, arrives at the port of Galveston, Texas. Far from his native land and struggling with an alien language, Haskell becomes a penny-a-piece fruit peddler in and around the small town of Hamilton. In the decades that follow, he attains success as a merchant and community leader—and is recognized as a beloved husband, father, and neighbor.
This is Haskell Hareklik’s story . . . and our story.
This critically acclaimed drama celebrates the immigrant experience—the laughter and tears, the toils and triumphs.
