Title: The adventures of Augie March
Description: The Adventures of Augie March blends street language with literary elegance to tell the story of a poor Chicago boy growing up during the Great Depression. A "born recruit," Augie makes himself available for hire by plungers, schemers, risk takers, and operators, compiling a record of choices that is-to say the least- eccentric.
Subjects: Fiction, Young men, Depressions, Americans, Family, Failure (Psychology)
Places: Illinois, Chicago, Europe, Chicago (Ill.), Mexico