USA Trilogy: The 42nd Parallel; Nineteen Nineteen; and The Big Money [3 Vol in Slipcase]
de Dos Passos, John
- Usado
- near fine
- Tapa dura
- Estado
- Near Fine
- Librería
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Garrison, New York, United States
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Sobre este artículo
Houghton Mifflin Company. All three volumes spine darkened in rough original slip case. Internally about fine. . Near Fine. Hardcover. 1947.
Sinopsis
John Dos Passos’s USA Trilogy covers the historical development and evolution of American society during the first three decades of the twentieth century. Originally published individually, the trilogy includes The 42nd Parallel, covering the period from 1900 up to World War I; 1919 (or Nineteen Nineteen), dealing with the war and the critical year of the Treaty of Versailles; and The Big Money, which moves from the boom of the 1920s to the bust of the 1930s. Dos Passos uses an experimental technique in portraying the everyday situations of the characters around WWI with special attention to the social and economic forces that drive them. In a complex format, he incorporates four narrative modes: fictional narratives with free indirect speech telling the life stories of the twelve main characters; fragments of Dos Passos’ own autobiographical stream-of-consciousness (often referred to an “The Camera Eye”); collages of blaring newspaper headlines and article clippings along with some song lyrics (“The Newsreel”); and biographies of various public figures of the time, including Woodrow Wilson and Henry Ford. The 42nd Parallel, what would become part one of the trilogy, was first published by Harper and Brothers in February 1930. Dos Passos intended for Harper to publish 1919 as well; however, the publisher rejected the book when the author refused to cut a satirical portrait of J.P. Morgan, who had recently financially assisted Harper. Thus, Harcourt, Brace published 1919 in March 1932 and The Big Money in August 1936. The next summer, Harcourt, Brace agreed to published Dos Passos’s three works in a single volume edition, for which the author selected the name USA. The USA Trilogy is ranked 23rd on Modern Library’s list of the “100 Best” English-language novels of the 20th century.
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- J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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- Inventario del vendedor #
- 003864
- Título
- USA Trilogy: The 42nd Parallel; Nineteen Nineteen; and The Big Money [3 Vol in Slipcase]
- Autor
- Dos Passos, John
- Ilustrador
- Reginald Marsh
- Formato/Encuadernación
- Tapa dura
- Estado del libro
- Usado - Near Fine
- Cantidad disponible
- 1
- Editorial
- Houghton Mifflin Company
- Fecha de publicación
- 1947
- Atención
- Puede que se trate de un conjunto de varios volúmenes y requiera de gastos de envío adicionales.
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Garrison, New York
Sobre J. Mercurio Books, Maps, & Prints
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- Fine
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- Slip Case
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