Background
Yezierska, Anzia was born in 1885 in Russia. Daughter of Bernard and Pearl Yezierska.
Yezierska, Anzia was born in 1885 in Russia. Daughter of Bernard and Pearl Yezierska.
Self educated; unmarried. Came to the United States, 1901, naturalized, 1912. Worked in factories, sweat shops and as cook in private families. Began writing short stories of East Side life (New York), 1918.
“The Fat of the Land” pronounced by Edward J. O’Brien as the best short story of 1919. Author: Hungry Hearts, 1920 (motion picture, 1922). Salome of the Tenements, 1922.
Worked in factories, sweat shops and as cook in private families. Began writing short stories of East Side life (New York), 1918. “The Fat of the Land” pronounced by Edward J. O’Brien as the best short story of 1919.
Author: Hungry Hearts, 1920 (motion picture, 1922).
Salome of the Tenements, 1922. Children of Loneliness, 1923.
Bread Givers, 1925. Arrogant Beggar, 1927.
All I Could Never Be, 1932. Red Ribbon on a White Horse, 1951.
Contributor to magazines Home: New York City.
Contributor to mags