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  • The Big Money

    Series Book 3 - U.S.A. Trilogy
    "It is not simply that [Dos Passos] has a keen eye for people, but that he has a keen eye for so many different kinds of people."— The New York TimesMarking the end of "one of the most ambitious projects that an American novelist has ever undertaken" ( Time), The Big Money brings us back to America after the Great War, a nation on the upswing. Industrialism booms. The stock market surges. ... Read more

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  • Manhattan Transfer

    Manhattan Transfer, considered to be one of Dos Passos' most important works, describes the development of urban life in New York City from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age as told through a series of overlapping individual stories, primarily, of four people living in Manhattan from the 1890s to the late 1920s. The book attacks the consumerism and social indifference of contemporary urban life, ... Read more

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  • Three Soldiers

    A grim portrait of World War I army life that set the standard for Hemingway, Mailer, and other acclaimed chroniclers of warfare.They come to the army from different Americas: Fuselli, a San Francisco store clerk bucking for promotion; Chrisfield, a laid-back Indiana farm boy; and Andrews, a Harvard graduate and promising New York City musician. In basic training, they are told it doesn't matter ... Read more

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  • Manhattan Transfer

    The scene is the end of the Gilded Age in New York City. Ellen Thatcher is a young girl who aspires to be an actress. Young Jimmy Herf returns after years abroad, and rejects business school, becoming a reporter. George Baldwin is a lawyer who wins a big case, but continues to struggle to grow his business, eventually entering politics. The novel weaves the lives of these characters together ... Read more

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  • U.S.A.

    The Complete Trilogy [The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money]

    Series series U.S.A. Trilogy
    This gorgeous new paperback edition collects the three volumes of John Dos Passos’s acclaimed U.S.A. trilogy, a foundational work of 20th-century American literature named one of the best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, and a "linguistically adventurous national portrait for a precarious age—his, and ours" (The New Yorker).The U.S.A. trilogy, comprised of the novels The 42nd ... Read more

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  • Streets of Night

    Navigating Urban Realities: A Fragmented Journey Through Modern City Life

    In "Streets of Night," John Dos Passos intricately weaves a tapestry of urban life in early 20th-century America, capturing the struggles and aspirations of the marginalized. The novel is characterized by its modernist literary style, employing a fragmented narrative structure and vivid imagery that reflect both the chaos and vibrancy of city living. Dos Passos's keen observations and experimental ... Read more

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  • Manhattan Transfer

    John Dos Passos's 'Manhattan Transfer' presents a vivid, kaleidoscopic portrayal of early 20th-century New York City, capturing its frenetic energy and diverse inhabitants. Utilizing a modernist narrative style that intertwines stream-of-consciousness techniques with cinematic montage, Dos Passos masterfully evokes the complex socio-political climate of the time. Through a series of interconnected ... Read more

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  • The 42nd Parallel

    Series Book 1 - U.S.A. Trilogy
    A "linguistically adventurous national portrait for a precarious age," the first novel in the USA Trilogy captures American life in the early twentieth century ( The New Yorker ).Named among the best books of the twentieth century by the Modern Library, the U.S.A. Trilogy vividly portrays American men and women—both fictional and biographical—as they navigate a world transformed by war, ... Read more

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  • Three Soldiers

    The story in "Three Soldiers" is set during World War I and follows the experiences of the three main characters, John Andrews, Dan Fuselli, and Chris Chrisfield. The narrative explores their journeys, their reactions to the horrors of war, and their struggles to reconcile their personal beliefs with the harsh realities of combat.John Dos Passos was part of the Lost Generation of writers and is ... Read more

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  • Three Soldiers

    The company stood at attention, each man looking straight before him at the empty parade ground, where the cinder piles showed purple with evening. On the wind that smelt of barracks and disinfectant there was a faint greasiness of food cooking. At the other side of the wide field long lines of men shuffled slowly into the narrow wooden shanty that was the mess hall. Chins down, chests out, legs ... Read more

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  • John Dos Passos, Collection

    John Roderigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 – September 28, 1970) was a radical American novelist and artist active in the first half of the twentieth century. He was born in Chicago, Illinois and he went on to Harvard College, graduating in 1916. He was well-traveled, visiting Europe and the Middle East, where he learned about literature, art, and architecture. During World War I he was a member ... Read more

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  • Manhattan Transfer

    ‘Manhattan Transfer,’ considered by many to be John Dos Passos's greatest work, was first published in 1925. There are several separate stories that overlap one another. With these stories, the novel describes the development of urban life that took place in New York City from the Gilded Age to the Jazz Age. It is believed to be one of the most influential books of Dos Passos. The novel presents ... Read more

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