John Dos Passos

Manhattan Transfer est un roman de John Dos Passos publié en 1925. Il dresse un tableau de Manhattan durant le premier quart du XXᵉ siècle, en suivant des individus d'origine complètement différentes, dont les vies s'entrecroisent : l'avocat et politicien George Baldwin, l'actrice Ellen Thatcher, le journaliste Jimmy …

Discusses the years between 1901 and 1920 when America went through a war and a crucial political and economic phase

Includes the works that comprised the author's ground-breaking epic, written before his U.S.A. trilogy, featuring a kaleidoscopic portrait of New York City, the author's experiences as an ambulance driver in war-torn Paris, and the dehumanizing struggles of American servicemen in battle.