In "One Man's Initiation—1917," Dos Passos provides a fictionalized account of his own experiences as a volunteer ambulance driver during World War I. The novel follows the protagonist, John Andrews, as he navigates the challenges and horrors of war, including the harsh realities of trench warfare, the camaraderie among soldiers, and the psychological toll of combat.Through vivid and often stark prose, Dos Passos captures the chaos, confusion, and brutality of war, while also exploring the...

Streets of Night by John Dos Passos is a novel set in the turbulent period of the early 20th century, capturing the social and political upheavals of the time. Known for his innovative narrative techniques and exploration of social issues, Dos Passos presents a compelling portrait of urban life and the struggles of individuals within it.The novel is set in a large, unnamed American city and follows the intersecting lives of several characters who navigate the challenges of their environmen...

'NBC University Theater’ initially started in Chicago with a remit to bring adaptations of classic novels, usually Anglo-American, to a radio audience.Additionally, if listeners signed up they received college credit to a radio-assisted correspondence course. A study guide, The Handbook of the World's Great Novels, was available for 25 cents.In its later years it also included short stories and plays and went on to win the distinguished Peabody award.Unlike many oth...

Step into the bustling streets of New York City with "Manhattan Transfer" by John Dos Passos, a sweeping epic that captures the pulse and passion of urban life in the early 20th century.Follow a cast of diverse characters as they navigate the vibrant tapestry of Manhattan, from the glittering heights of the skyscrapers to the shadowy alleyways of the Lower East Side. Through Dos Passos' kaleidoscopic prose, readers are immersed in the sights, sounds, and sensations of the city th...

Considered by many as a masterpiece, John Dos Passos "Three Soldiers" is an authentic portrait of the horrible conditions of the First World War. As the title would suggest it is the story of three soldiers caught up in the machinery of war. "Three Soldiers" is a gripping and psychological portrait of the terror of war and the consequences for its participants.

This file includes One Man's Initiation (novel), Three Soldiers (novel), Rosinante to the Road Again (essays), and A Pushcart at the Curb (poetry) . According to Wikipedia: "John Roderigo Dos Passos (January 14, 1896 September 28, 1970) was an American

Here, from the legendary author John Dos Passos and American Heritage, are portraits of three men critical to the early history of the United States: Aaron Burr, whose political skills carried him to the threshold of the White House but was ultimately indicted for treason; Lafayette, a hero of the American Revolution who could not apply his ideals to a France sliding into terror; and Robert Morris, whose skills as a financier aided the new nation but led to his own ruin.

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 of modernity before they are destroyed by it.More than ninety years af...

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 known for his innovative narrative techniques. "Three Soldiers" is an example of his early work ...

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 Parallel, 1919, and The Big M...

This audiobook is narrated by a digital voice.John Dos Passos’ ground breaking novel Manhattan Transfer is a landmark literary achievement. The book attacks the consumerism and social indifference of contemporary American urban life, portraying a Manhattan that is merciless yet teeming with energy, restlessness, and possibilities that too few will ultimately share. Manhattan Transfer was inspired in part by James Joyce"s Ulysses and T. S. Eliot"s The Waste Land. In it we meet a lar...

These poems surge with a restless modernist energy, moving from candlelit decadence and grotesque humor to streetwise satire, wartime elegy, and fierce declarations of artistic freedom. John Dos Passos's voice is musical and unconventional, turning trains, crowds, and ruined halls into vivid emblems of labor, desire, loss, and defiance. Across the collection, public spectacle and private longing continually collide. The poems roam from Madrid's winter streets—where blind musicians, coffee ...