One Man's Inititation: 1917

by John Dos Passos

2021-01-09 12:30:02

One Man's Initiation-1917 "the greatest writer of our time" Jean-Paul Sartre John Dos Passos' first novel, a barely disguised autobiography of his withering experiences in France in 1917, was written from diaries he kept when a volunteer in the Norto... Read more

One Man's Initiation-1917 "the greatest writer of our time" Jean-Paul Sartre John Dos Passos' first novel, a barely disguised autobiography of his withering experiences in France in 1917, was written from diaries he kept when a volunteer in the Norton-Harjes Ambulance Corps, the Red Cross and finally the American Army. A series of sharp, vivid, disconnected impressions written with beautiful, powerful simplicity, conveying the urgency and immediacy of a flowing stream of events. Powerful descriptions of suffering, broken bodies squalor and disintegration are juxtaposed with extraordinarily acute descriptions of beauty. It was published in 1920 by Allen & Unwin with Dos Passos contributing to publication costs. In the first six months it sold only 63 copies. Were it not for the success of his next novel Three Soldiers it may never have been republished.

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Book Details

File size7.81 X 5.06 X 0.2 in
Print pages98
PublisherOnesuch Pty Ltd
Publication date August 19, 2011
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9780987153227
John Roderigo Dos Passos (Jan 14, 1896 – Sep 28, 1970) was an American novelist, most notable for his U.S.A. trilogy. He traveled widely as a young man, visiting Europe and the Middle East, where he...

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