Tony and the Wonderful Door by Howard Fast

He credited his early voracious reading to his part-time job in the New York Public Library.įast began writing at an early age. When his mother died in 1923 and his father became unemployed, Howard's youngest brother, Julius, went to live with relatives, while he and his older brother Jerome worked by selling newspapers.

His mother, Ida (née Miller), was a British immigrant, and his father, Barney Fast, was a Ukrainian immigrant whose name was shortened from Fastovsky upon his arrival in America. No one remains untouched, from rigid factory owner George Clark Lowell, to a small army of labor organizers of every background, to reptilian strike-buster Hamilton Gelb, to the shopkeepers, barbers, and priests that watch in confusion and horror as the nightmare unfolds.Fast was born in New York City. But in Clarkton, a small Massachusetts factory town, a high-stakes labor battle quickly turns violent, turning what should be a time of peace and prosperity into a bloody conflict that draws in every citizen. It is 1945, and soldiers have returned home from Europe and the Pacific to take up their former lives. Fighting for a better life against the tide of poverty, the children must overcome their own city’s barbarism, or be consumed by it.Ĭlarkton is a standalone title by Howard Fast. Living in slums, they must rely on each other to overcome hunger, disease, violence, and the bigotry of those who arrived before them. Each is confronted daily by the prejudice that rules in one of the world’s greatest cities: New York City. Ishky is Jewish, Marie and Shomake are Irish, and Ollie is Italian. Howard Fast Synopsis: The Children by Howard Fast is about four children of immigrants grow up together in the back alleys of New York City’s tenements, under the looming shadow of racism. If You Like Howard Fast Books, You’ll Love… The Picture Book History of the Jews was written with Bette Fast. Tony and the Wonderful Door is also known as The Magic Door. Notes: Fallen Angel, originally written as Walter Ericson, was also published under the title of Mirage. Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary (By: Francine Prose) The Hurly Burly and Other Stories (By: Russell Banks) Here's Your Hat What's Your Hurry (By: Elizabeth McCracken) Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls (By: Alissa Nutting) The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition (By: Anton Chekhov) Tunneling to the Center of the Earth (By: Kevin Wilson) The Garden Party and Other Stories (By: ) The Essential Tales of Chekhov (By: Anton Chekhov) In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (By: Tobias Wolff) The Magic Door / Tony and the Wonderful DoorĪ Sportsman's Notebook (By: Ivan Turgenev) Fallen Angel / Mirage (As: Walter Ericson)

Tony and the Wonderful Door by Howard Fast