Manhattan Transfer

"Manhattan"—without exaggeration, one of the best-known novels by the classic of American literature, John Dos Passos. Thanks to the many locations and characters, the author created a unique portrait of New York’s urban jungle. The characters are a young immigrant, a union activist, a murderer, a careerist, and a woman striving for independence— for a short time, they will be torn out of the thousands-strong mass of city dwellers, only to sink back into their endless bustle afterward.

However, the true main character of the novel is New York itself—an enormous anarchic power, filled with motion, drama, and human qualities, all under the control of the forces that rule it.