Manhattan Transfer

by John Dos Passos, Donald Pizer

Overview

This annotated edition of Manhattan Transfer provides the reader, in notes easily accessible at the bottom of the page, with the information necessary to grasp a fuller understanding of the novel's dense rendering of its early 20th century New York setting.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781949979619
Publisher:	Clemson University Press
Publication date:	06/01/2020
Pages:	440
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.27(h) x 0.98(d)

About the Author

JOHN DOS PASSOS (1896-1970) is one of the most important modernist writers in American literature. Among his other works is the classic trilogy U.S.A., which comprises The 42nd Parallel, 1919, and The Big Money.

Table of Contents

First Section
I. Ferryslip
II. Metropolis 
III. Dollars 
IV. Tracks
V. Steamroller

Second Section
I. Great Lady on a White Horse
II. Longlegged Jack of the Isthmus
III. Nine Days’ Wonder
IV. Fire Engine
V. Went to the Animals’ Fair
VI. Five Statutory Questions
VII. Rollercoaster 
VIII. One More River to Jordan

Third Section
I. Rejoicing City That Dwelt Carelessly
II. Nickelodeon 
III. Revolving Doors
IV. Skyscraper 
V. The Burthen of Nineveh