The Fourteenth Chronicle: Letters And Diaries Of John Dos Passos
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket
A literary treasure trove for any serious student of American modernism, The Fourteenth Chronicle presents the rich and revealing personal correspondence and diary entries of one of the twentieth century's most significant American novelists, John Dos Passos. Edited and framed by a detailed biographical narrative from scholar Townsend Ludington, this volume chronicles Dos Passos's life from his formative years through his artistic maturity, offering an unfiltered window into the mind of the man behind landmark works such as Manhattan Transfer and the U.S.A. trilogy. Ludington's meticulous editorial hand brings both rigour and intimacy to the collection, weaving together primary source material with authoritative biographical insight to illuminate the personal, political, and artistic forces that shaped Dos Passos's worldview. The letters and diaries capture his disillusionment with war, his complex relationships with contemporaries like Ernest Hemingway, and his evolving political convictions — from radical leftist to conservative commentator. A compelling portrait of a restless, searching intellect, this volume leaves the reader wondering whether the man was ever as fully understood in his lifetime as he is within these pages.
Author: Townsend Ludington
Format: Hardback
Published: 1973, Gambit Incorporated Boston
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Fair - Bumping on spine and corners. Rubbed edges.
Condition remarks: Mylar sleeve on jacket
A literary treasure trove for any serious student of American modernism, The Fourteenth Chronicle presents the rich and revealing personal correspondence and diary entries of one of the twentieth century's most significant American novelists, John Dos Passos. Edited and framed by a detailed biographical narrative from scholar Townsend Ludington, this volume chronicles Dos Passos's life from his formative years through his artistic maturity, offering an unfiltered window into the mind of the man behind landmark works such as Manhattan Transfer and the U.S.A. trilogy. Ludington's meticulous editorial hand brings both rigour and intimacy to the collection, weaving together primary source material with authoritative biographical insight to illuminate the personal, political, and artistic forces that shaped Dos Passos's worldview. The letters and diaries capture his disillusionment with war, his complex relationships with contemporaries like Ernest Hemingway, and his evolving political convictions — from radical leftist to conservative commentator. A compelling portrait of a restless, searching intellect, this volume leaves the reader wondering whether the man was ever as fully understood in his lifetime as he is within these pages.