About Us is a novel by the American writer Chester Aaron set in 1930s Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.Lillard, Richard G. Portrait of an Adolescent America, Los Angeles Times, 16 July 1967
It tells the story of the Kahns, a Jewish family who run a small general store in the fictional village of Sundown, a coal patch in Butler County, Pennsylvania outside of Pittsburgh. The protagonist is Benny Kahn, who is eight years old when the novel begins. His coming-of-age is portrayed against the backdrop of the events of Great Depression through World War II.
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