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essence Ct art than the hurried and hustled
geniuses in fiction on this side are likely to be.
A 5Teli-to-do French family, living on an cid
estate OF the countrywide. Father and invalid
wife and son. A united and happy family
whose center Is the mother an amiable and be-
loved woman. young girl comes to the house
as ward out OF some prior plan and arrange
ment. She and the son OF. the house become
playmstes and friends
That Is the story. That and q very natural
sequence Of the situation. Both father and
sen come TO love the girl No shade Of sus-
picion falls upon the father. The wife dies.
Then what?
A very natural course is followed BY the
author. Here, under the same r0of, are two
men and . girl. And the inevitable happens.
Both men are drawn toward her. There is but
one way to deal with a subject like this To
follow it. naturally, logically ruthlessly even,
If need be. That Is exactly what this french
writer does He wastes no time IN dtjccurses
on the right or wrong Of the ease Here 1t H.
Take 1t or leave it. But, taking 1t, deal with II
like artist and not like . revivalist ON parade.
An impressive story. Admirable IN its structure.
Dramatic in its steady mount toward explosion
and finale. Human throughout with the human
nature that actually tries to get along with
the days work Strong with the strength OF
life and q genuinely competent facing upon
life. An artist at work. Good TO see. Much
liked at home over In France. this Marcel
Provost An artist over there, and recognized
as that.
THE MOTHER. BY Sholom Aseh, author Of
God Of Vengeance" etc. Translated by
Nathan Ausubel New York: Horace Live
right
A STORY goes back to the beginning Of this
century. 1t is the story Of a Jewish fam
lily Of immigrants in New York about 80
years ago. Many changes have come since
then, even to East Side Manhattan, but at the
bottom Of this narrative Is an element that
does not change. 1t is the constant devotion Of
the Jewish mother to her family Of children.
devotion that, IN very real sense, typihes
the best in all motherhood.
Tenement life in any big city n Of 80 tragic
q nature as to make this the last Of al themes
for the novelist to adopt, save that sort of .
writer who Is, above every other claim under
bond to portray some bit Of life, some aspect
Of it, in austere conformity to the true quality
and appearance Of that life. &c. here. A
mother with her big family. Poverty h the
setting Of the daily life. Strange almost an
believsble makeShifts to ameliOTate the hard
fate take ups much Of the run Of the story
itself But, through every day, no matter what
its hunger and nakedneSs and cold may be,
there is, day and night, the broOding Of that
mother over her children. Play time comes
now and then even here But the reader can
not smile over the games and tricks Of q hap
pier make believe than could possibly come
true. 1t is too pitiful. The anguish-and the
herosm-of that mother are too tragic. No,
no "humor' here. Great beauty. Great patience
Of disclosure. Great art Of vitalization. 1t Is
all real All true. You see it and feel IT, Yes,
you win agree with Ludwig Lewtsohn that at
is time that the undisputed master of an Yid-