Manhattan Transfer: John Dos Passos (Penguin Modern Classics)

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Pubblicato nel 1925 negli Stati Uniti e nel 1932 in Italia dove appare ben sforbiciato soprattutto dai numerosi riferimenti anarchici nel testo.

Between 1942 and 1945, Dos Passos worked as a journalist covering World War II and, in 1947, he was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters. De Lillo è superiore a Dos Passos, ma parte da quest'ultimo. E quindi, per chi fosse interessato a questo tipo di romanzi, o a conoscere meglio quell'incredibile evento umano che è New York, "Manhattan Transfer" è un libro utile e consigliabile, anche per dare ultieriori significato e valore aggiunto a "Underworld".McNeil, Alex (1984). Total Television: A Comprehensive Guide to Programming from 1948 to the Present. Penguin Books. p. 403. ISBN 0-14-00-7377-9. Ellen is crushed by Stan’s death, for he was the only man she had really loved. Being with Jimmy gives her some comfort because he had been Stan’s friend. Jimmy still loves her, however, and he wants to be more than a friend. She tells him that she is going to have Stan’s baby and that she wants to leave show business and rear the child; instead, she has an abortion. Ellen and Jimmy go to Europe to do Red Cross work during the war. They marry and return from France with their baby. Yeah, so that’s really what you need to know if you, you know, want the breakdown. Of course, I need to add my own two cents. ( Of course) There's a lot of bleakness in Manahattan Transfer as relationships fail, people sink into poverty, and suicides take place. However, it ends on a hopeful note as Jimmy leaves the city and plans to go "pretty far." Written in 1925, it really captured the spirit of the post-war world.

Great Lady on a White Horse– Jimmy collects his girlfriend Ruth Prynne for Sunday lunch. He is now a cub reporter, she is an aspiring theatrical. Ellen meets George Baldwin for afternoon tea and flirts with Stan Emery and even her own husband Jojo. Gus retains George Baldwin as his lawyer throughout his rise to political power. George warns him against getting mixed up with labor because, as a member of a conservative law firm, George will not be able to help Gus with labor troubles.Ruoff, Gene W. (Winter–Spring 1964). "Social Mobility and the Artist in Manhattan Transfer and The Music of Time". Wisconsin Studies in Contemporary Literature. 5 (1): 64–76. JSTOR 1207122. Some read Manhattan Transfer as a fervent critique of the American capitalism, for it is known that, at the time of its creation, Doss Passos was a leftist. Maybe the novel can be interpreted like this also, but it is neither tendentious nor “engagé”. The capitalism is only another way of destruction of the humankind, together with war, time and personal emotions.

Some characters are followed from childhood to adulthood, the two most promnient are Jimmy Herf and Ellen. Others appear briefly and then are never heard from again leaving a tantalizing void. In principio erano Babilonia e Ninive: ed erano costruite in mattoni. Atene era tutta colonne di marmo e oro. Roma posava su grandi archi di tufo. A Costantinopoli i minareti fiammeggiano come grandi ceri intorno al Corno d’Oro… Acciaio, vetro, tegole, cemento saranno i materiali del grattacielo. 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. The group signed to the Telarc label in 2003 to release Couldn't Be Hotter, a live performance capturing many of the songs from The Spirit of St. Louis. In 2004, the group released Vibrate, another one of their pastich albums, blending original tunes with older ones, pop, jazz and funk. Vibrate featured notable musicians such as bassist Will Lee and Steve Hass on drums. They also released, first in Japan, their second holiday album, An Acapella Christmas, in 2005. The album was released in the U.S. in 2006. Manhattan Transfer was first published in 1925. It was the sixth literary work by John Dos Passos. Although he belonged to the same ‘lost generation’ as Ernest Hemingway and F. Scott Fitzgerald, he established a reputation as a literary modernist who incorporated documentary material into his fictions. He presented a vision of American society which was rich in sociological and political significance, and he was also radically expressive in delivering narratives that were dense with literary experimentation.The terrible thing about having New York go stale on you is that there’s nowhere else to go. It’s the top of the world. All we can do is go round and round in a squirrel cage. Con improvvisi cambi d’inquadratura donne e uomini s’affacciano e svaniscono, disegnando sul fondale una storia unica, sociale. traveling στο παρόν τους, καταγράφει με ταχύτητα τα δρώμενα της στιγμής, όσο διαρκούν κάποιες παράγραφοι, και εξίσου εκρηκτικά απομακρύνεται από το αντικείμενό της. A friend of Ellen's and her professional consultant. He seems to be an agent at first, then declares his ambitions of producing. Whatever his particular role, he is a crucial behind-the-scenes presence in Ellen's life, helping her rise to the top of the New York theater world. Lily Herf