| A Walker in the City Contributor(s): Kazin, Alfred (Author) |
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ISBN: 0156941767 ISBN-13: 9780156941761 Publisher: Harper Perennial OUR PRICE: $15.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: March 1969 Annotation: Kazin's memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to "americanca"-the larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s. Drawings by Marvin Bileck. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | Poetry - Biography & Autobiography - Literary Criticism | American - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 51013797 |
| Series: Harvest Book |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.1" W x 7.9" (0.35 lbs) 192 pages |
| Themes: - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish - Locality - New York, N.Y. - Geographic Orientation - New York - Cultural Region - Mid-Atlantic - Cultural Region - Northeast U.S. |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Kazin's memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to "americanca"-the larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s. Drawings by Marvin Bileck. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kazin, Alfred: - Alfred Kazin has lectured and taught at many prestigious universities in both the U.S. and Europe. His books include A Walker in the City, The Inmost Leaf, and Starting Out in the Thirties. |