This semi-autobiographical work captures with pen and ink the drama of the city and its all-too-human inhabitants. Set in the same Bronx neighborhood as later works Dropsie Avenue and A Life Force, the four stories that comprise the book - "A Contract With God", "The Street Singer", "The Super" and "Cookalein" - examine the world of immigrant life in New York City in the 1930s with a unique look at the emotion and character of its denizens.
