Manhattan Transfer: A Novel
 

Manhattan Transfer: A Novel

by John Dos Passos

Considered by many to be John Dos Passos's greatest work, Manhattan Transfer is an "expressionistic picture of New York" (New York Times) in the 1920s that reveals the lives of wealthy power brokers and struggling immigrants alike. From Fourteenth Street to the Bowery, Delmonico's to the underbelly of the city waterfront, Dos Passos chronicles the lives of characters struggling to become a part... (read more)

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Though at times disjointed, this portrait of Manhattan in the early 20th Century is a great read. The pace is quick and characters move in and out of story lines. A solid read from start to finish.

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