I. J. Singer The Brothers Ashkenazi. Penguin Books, 1980. Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics. First printing. Translation by Joseph Singer, with an introduction by Irving Howe. 0140187774 xvi/426 pages. Softcover volume, measuring approximately 5.25" x 8", is in fine condition. "With a large cast of characters, this is a social novel, a family saga set against the rise of capitalism and of a Jewish bourgeoisie in Lodz. It tells the story, through an interwoven plot, of the clash between old traditions and growing desires."