Ameerika kirjandus alates I maailmasõjast kuni tänapäevani.
1930's in American literature. Banks closed, bums crowded the streets, products, food were
wasted to keep up the prices. This merry, cheerful party mood of 1920 was changed to social
consciousness and seriousness. Writers became socially minded. Politically and economicallt
the rise of trade unions. Communist party in the usa became quite popular. Partly because of
the russian revolution, which had huge impact all over the world. Writers became more
critical and more bitter. One zanr that was proletarian literature, pro communist, left wing.
The most famous representative was Michael Gold. The most interesting style was modernist
combined with realism.
The most interesting writer of this period was John Dos Passos 1896-1970. He is linked to
the 1930's, the period of fear, unemployment, the rise of facism, market crashing. Came from
an interesting background, grandfather was portugese, his mother came from puritan New
England. Father was a lawyer and importand figure on wall street
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