One of the major novelists of the post-World War I lost generation, John Dos Passos established a reputation as a social historian and radical critic of American life. His experimental novels are written in non-linear form, blending elements of biography, song lyrics and news reports to portray a vibrant tapestry landscape of early twentieth-century American culture. This eBook presents Dos Passosâ collected works (the most complete possible in the US), with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)
* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Dos Passosâ life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All 8 novels in the US public domain, with individual contents tables
* Rare novels appearing for the first time in digital publishing, including the unfinished novel âCenturyâs Ebbâ
* Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* The play âThe Garbage Manâ and Dos Passosâ poetry â available in no other collection
* Includes a wide selection of Dos Passosâ non-fiction
* Features the seminal autobiography âThe Best Timesâ â discover the authorâs literary life
* Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres
Please note: due to US copyright restrictions, seven novels (including the U.S.A. trilogy) cannot appear in this edition. When new texts become available, they will be added to the eBook as a free update.
CONTENTS:
The Novels
One Manâs Initiation â 1917 (1920)
Three Soldiers (1921)
Streets of Night (1923)
Manhattan Transfer (1925)
Chosen Country (1951)
The Great Days (1958)
Midcentury (1961)
Centuryâs Ebb (1975)
The Play
The Garbage Man (1926)
The Poetry
Poems from âEight Harvard Poetsâ (1917)
A Pushcart at the Curb (1922)
The Non-Fiction
Rosinante to the Road Again (1922)
Facing the Chair (1927)
Orient Express (1927)
The Men Who Made the Nation (1957)
Mr. Wilsonâs War (1962)
Brazil on the Move (1963)
The Portugal Story (1969)
Easter Island (1970)
The Autobiography
The Best Times (1966)