Henry Roth
Novelist

Henry Roth Net Worth

Henry Roth was an American novelist born in 1906 who had a net worth of $1.3 million. He is best known for his 1939 novel Call It Sleep, which chronicles the Jewish-American experience during the Great Depression. Roth's works are considered to be some of the most important pieces of literature from the twentieth century.
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Age, Biography and Wiki

Birth Day February 8, 1906
Birth Place Hungary
Age 114 YEARS OLD
Birth Sign Aquarius

💰 Net worth: $1.3 Million (2024)

About

A twentieth-century American fiction writer, he is best known for his 1939 novel Call It Sleep. His works chronicle the Jewish-American experience during the era of the Great Depression.

Before Fame

His childhood in the Brooklyn and Harlem neighborhoods of New York City inspired his famous novel, Call It Sleep.

Trivia

He received two honorary doctorates: one from the University of New Mexico and the other from the Hebrew Union College–Jewish Institute of Religion.

Family Life

He married Muriel Parker in 1939.

Associated With

His novels influenced the work of Philip Roth.

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