Manhattan Transfer: John Dos Passos (Penguin Modern Classics)

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Next thing you know is Manhattan is located on a sea of grey goo surrounded by other domes containing alien cities.

Some characters, like Helen, are spotted since birth, or, like Bud, for a shorter period, while others are only shadows without names, only a color, a smile, a dress that leaves however a lasting impression on mind even though they are not followed. Phil Sandbourne—An idealistic young architect, Phil plans to revolutionize architecture with his concept for manufacturing inexpensive colored tile. Once in a while that can make for an interesting story, although it usually reads as a social manifesto (i.

Told in impressionistic vignettes the book moves quickly as stars on the Manhattan stage rise and fall. The prose style is idiosyncratic to say the least: the author loves creating German-style compound words, and frequently employs very individual spelling and punctuation. Whilst reading this 'historical novel', which starts at the turn of 19th/20th century and continues into the 1920s, I could not get over that fact that it was, in fact, published 85 years ago. Del resto, non un briciolo di senso artistico, non un bel monumento, non atmosfera storica: ecco New York». There is also a sense of fatalism and determinism as economics and the city itself control the decisions of the many characters.

Lawrence [Dos Passos] has been able to show to Europeans the America they really find when they come here.We never get the story of how they finally got together, except in a few frustratingly vague reminiscences. While Manhattan Tranfer is an earlier work - and lacks the polish of the Trilogy, it still makes for a great read. Stith's works include REDSHIFT RENDEZVOUS(Nebula Award nominee from Ace Books), MANHATTAN TRANSFER (Hugo Award Honorable Mention from Tor Books), REUNION ON NEVEREND, and RECKONING INFINITY (on Science Fiction Chronicle's Best Science Fiction Novels list for its publication year, on the Nebula Award preliminary ballot). come se abbia scritto la new york di oggi con l'unica differenza che le macchine sono più veloci e ci sono i personal computer. If you like long, dry passages where people unnaturally explain the science behind their actions, this book is for you.

The Joycean influence comes in the love of compound words but also in the general construction of the work: brief scenes, which are not given any context or background. Manhattan Transfer does involve some privileged characters living the high life in Jazz Age Manhattan, but it also shows a lot of the underside of the city, with a lot of characters scudding around at the margins, struggling to survive. In 1912 he attended Harvard University and, after graduating in 1916, he traveled to Spain to continue his studies. traveling στο παρόν τους, καταγράφει με ταχύτητα τα δρώμενα της στιγμής, όσο διαρκούν κάποιες παράγραφοι, και εξίσου εκρηκτικά απομακρύνεται από το αντικείμενό της. Un romanzo caleidoscopico, rumoroso, pieno di personaggi e spostamenti; pieno di battute fulminanti, di immagini che rimangono impresse davanti agli occhi.The stories are presented in a fragmented, contrasting way, often juxtaposing them to bring out new meaning. Oglethorpe finally snaps, and stands outside Stan's apartment building one night screaming in a drunken fury. Et je remercie malgré tout Bernard pour m’avoir conseillé cet achat (je le dis avec d’autant moins de gêne que c’est un échange fait chez une bouquiniste : ce bouquin contre les héraults de Valdemar. It is a well thought out piece of cloth that may not provide full closure, but leaves the reader satisfied. I loved the portrait of the city and the song -like character of the book which reminded me of people pursuing their dreams and of my own long fascination with New York City even though I have never lived there.

When she admits she only flirted with him for her own amusement, George threatens her with a pistol. Another problem (although I’m sure it’s deliberate on the part of Dos Passos) is that a lot of the dramatic action happens off-stage.Un libro non facile poiché manca una struttura narrativa lineare: ogni capitolo è introdotto da un corsivo che coglie una scena; descrive un angolo metropolitano a metà strada tra lo scimmiottare un quadro impressionista e il fraseggio sincopato di una poesia beat precorrendo i tempi di almeno quarant’anni. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. If you hear about "Naught for Hire" verbally, you might think the title is "Not for Hire" but it's not. Stipati sull’isola angusta, gli edifici dalle migliaia di finestre si drizzeranno splendenti, piramidi su piramidi, simili a cime di nuvole bianche al disopra degli uragani.