A Walker in the City by Alfred Kazin
JEWS_UNITED STATES_BIOGRAPHY1951 · 176 pages

A Walker in the City

by Alfred Kazin
About this book

The acclaimed story of a soul awakening to the ecstasy of the senses, the power of language, and the meaning of existence. 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.

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