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Charles Angoff

Born

in Minsk, Russian Empire

April 22, 1902

Died

May 03, 1979

Genre

Nonfiction, Poetry, Biography

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Charles Angoff was born in Minsk, Russian Empire (now Belarus), in 1902 and his family left Russia and settled near Boston, Massachusetts, in 1908. By age 12, he began writing poetry. He became a naturalized citizen in 1923.

He studied at Harvard University from 1919 to 1923 on a scholarship and majored in philosophy. In 1923, Angoff began his career in journalism and by 1943, until 1951, he served as managing editor of the American Mercury.

In 1951, he began publishing a series about the Polonskys, a family of assimilating, immigrant Jews. It started with Journey to the Dawn (1951). The trilogy grew to eleven volumes and an unfinished twelfth. He wrote a biography, H. L. Mencken: A Portrait from Memory (1956) and several books of poetry.

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	H.L. Mencken: A Portrait from Memory liked it 3.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The rise of American Jewish literature;: An anthology of selections from the major novels 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Bitter Spring 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adventures in Heaven really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1970 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	When I Was a Boy in Boston (Short Story Index Reprint Series) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1970 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Seasons of Mist 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1971	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	African Writing Today 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1969	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Modern Stories from Many Lands. 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1972 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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