Manhattan Transfer: John Dos Passos (Penguin Modern Classics)

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Not only does Stan leave behind Ellen and an unborn baby, but he also squanders his potential to be a successful architect. Much like in the case of The Notebooks of Malte Laurids Brigge (about Paris at the turn of the century) though, tackling this task is well worth it, as it shows a city in a way it hasn't been depicted before.

It also struck me as a harsh place with a razor-sharp competitive edge, where everyone was striving to get ahead and yet so many were left behind. And I started playing with the combination imaginatively –dos passos –two steps –two horses…Well, indeed, isn’t it a sign? Anna Cohen—A young seamstress, she is in love with Elmer, a Communist, political agitator, and union organizer.La lecture permet d'éprouver le chaos d'une promenade dans les rues de cette ville tout en compatissant au sort de ses habitants.

In 1917 he volunteered for the Sanitary Squad Unit 60 of the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps, along with Edward Estlin Cummings and Robert Hillyer. By the late summer of 1918, he had completed a draft of his first novel and, at the same time, he had to report for duty in the United States Army Medical Corps, in Pennsylvania. A Costantinopoli i minareti fiammeggiano come grandi ceri intorno al Corno d’Oro… Acciaio, vetro, tegole, cemento saranno i materiali del grattacielo. If you like long, dry passages where people unnaturally explain the science behind their actions, this book is for you. Manhattan Transfer fu pubblicato nel 1925, quando Dos Passos era ancora dalla parte di Sacco e Vanzetti.

Throughout almost the entire book, and during her many other relationships, Ellen sees a man named George Baldwin. It is a masterpiece of modern fiction and a lasting tribute to the dual-edged nature of the American dream. Another intriguing aspect is the encounters between earthlings and others and how they must learn to communicate. Nova Iorque é uma moeda de duas faces, fracasso e sucesso: «Se fosse suficientemente romântico, acho que já me tinha suicidado há muito tempo só para pôr as pessoas a falar de mim,», ou ainda «E não te esqueças de uma coisa: ter sucesso em Nova Iorque é ter sucesso a valer.

After Ed leaves the city to live a quiet life in New Jersey as an accountant, he reads about his famous daughter in the gossip pages with discomfort. Joe Harland—Known as the "Wizard of Wall Street", he has won and lost several fortunes over the years.E quindi, per chi fosse interessato a questo tipo di romanzi, o a conoscere meglio quell'incredibile evento umano che è New York, "Manhattan Transfer" è un libro utile e consigliabile, anche per dare ultieriori significato e valore aggiunto a "Underworld".

In questa frase che sfugge innocentemente di bocca ad una piccola bambina, sta il senso di tutto il libro. In questa New York, madre abietta, spietata eppure splendida e seducente, nel cui ventre pullulano figlie e figli, schegge di vite e storie s’intersecano, si sfiorano e mai si toccano; creature in cerca della loro occasione. The book shows some of Dos Passos' experimental writing techniques and narrative collages that would become more pronounced in his U. We don’t share your credit card details with third-party sellers, and we don’t sell your information to others.Migrants coming through Manhattan Transfer come with illusions rather than hope, and leave with less of both. Phil Sandbourne—An idealistic young architect, Phil plans to revolutionize architecture with his concept for manufacturing inexpensive colored tile. So, I guess I’d have to say that the main character here IS the city… and how each character deals with it and how their ‘luck’ determines their ‘lot’ in life.