Title: The walker and the city
First published: 1951
Description: 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.
Subjects: Critics, Jews, Biography, Description and travel, Jews, united states, biography, Jews, united states, social conditions, New york (n.y.), social conditions
People: Alfred Kazin (1915-1998)