Manhattan

A novel that reflects the true polyphony of New York in the 1920s. Dos Passos depicts the life of a big city, or rather, one of its districts — Manhattan. Miniatures of urban life, fragments of someone’s thoughts, overheard phrases, the incessant noise of the crowd on the streets form a sophisticated mosaic of seemingly unrelated episodes and dialogues. To convey the chaos of life, the author employs experimental techniques inspired by James Joyce's 'Ulysses' and the films of Soviet director Sergei Eisenstein.