Word: borgenicht
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Howe has written a rich and beautiful story of the process of acculturation in America. He has immortalized "obscure men" like Louis Borgenicht who became wealthy by working his way up in the clothing industry but who ended his life "not quite comfortable in any world, visibly a success but uncertain where to register its impact, a stranger, perhaps, even to himself," But even though the characters and emotions are all there, Howe may have written the wrong script...