The walker and the city

By Alfred Kazin

Subjects: Jews, united states, social conditions, Jews, Jews, united states, biography, Description and travel, New york (n.y.), social conditions, Critics, Biography

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.