num_pages: 176
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.
language: English
title: Walker in the City
titlecomplete: Walker in the City
genres: Jewish, American, New York, Biography, Literature, Autobiography, Nonfiction, History, Memoir, Biography Memoir
ratings_count: 640
places: New York City, New York
awards: awardedAt: -568051200000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Nonfiction
publisher: Fine Communications