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'''Alvin Levin''' (1914-1981) was an American [[Jewish]] [[writer]] from [[Paterson]], [[New Jersey]]. |
'''Alvin Levin''' (1914-1981) was an American [[Jewish]] [[writer]] from [[Paterson]], [[New Jersey]] who grew up in the [[Bronx]]. |
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He is best know for the celebrated unfinished novel, ''Love is Like Park Avenue,'' that he began writing in [[1936]]. In [[1943]] Levin stopped writing entirely, entering a period of silence that ended with his death. A collection of his short fiction ([[New Directions]], 2009) was later given the same title. It primarily deals with the stories of lower-class Jews in New York, as told by a struggling "outsider artist" much like Levin himself. |
He is best know for the celebrated unfinished novel, ''Love is Like Park Avenue,'' that he began writing in [[1936]]. In [[1943]] Levin stopped writing entirely, entering a period of silence that ended with his death<ref>http://www.pbpulse.com/arts-and-culture/book-reviews-arts/2010/01/03/book-shows-brilliance-of-lost-writer-alvin-levin/</ref>. A collection of his short fiction ([[New Directions]], 2009)<ref>http://blog.semcoop.com/2009/07/21/declan-spring-on-alvin-levin/</ref> was later given the same title. It primarily deals with the stories of lower-class Jews in New York, as told by a struggling "outsider artist" much like Levin himself<ref>http://www.amazon.com/Love-Like-Avenue-Directions-Paperbook/dp/081121799X</ref>. |
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==References== |
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==External Links== |
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[http://www.scribd.com/doc/16100579/Alvin-Levin-Love-Is-Like-Park-Avenue An excerpt from ''Love Is Like Park Avenue.''] |
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Alvin Levin (1914-1981) was an American Jewish writer from Paterson, New Jersey who grew up in the Bronx.
He is best know for the celebrated unfinished novel, Love is Like Park Avenue, that he began writing in 1936. In 1943 Levin stopped writing entirely, entering a period of silence that ended with his death[1]. A collection of his short fiction (New Directions, 2009)[2] was later given the same title. It primarily deals with the stories of lower-class Jews in New York, as told by a struggling "outsider artist" much like Levin himself[3].