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Readers revisit Dos Passos' Manhattan Transfer
Original: This week I've been mainly reading, no. 344. John Dos Passos' classic mosaic novel of early C20th New York, Manhattan Tr
A reader has been reading John Dos Passos' 1925 novel Manhattan Transfer, describing it as a whirling patchwork of interlocking narratives that captures the hurly-burly of 1920s New York. The book is praised as a great read, though its mosaic structure can make it hard to keep track of the many characters at times.
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- This week I've been mainly reading, no. 344. John Dos Passos' classic mosaic novel of early C20th New York, Manhattan Transfer (1925/2000), is a whirling patchwork of interlocking narratives that mimics the hurly-burly of 20s NY. Its a great read, if at times hard to keep track… · ChrisMayLA6@mastodon.me.uk · 3
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