USA
American novelist, 1896–1970.
USA is a 1930 novel by John Dos Passos.
On 2 of the 16 lists it was eligible for.
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At a glance
- Author
- John Dos Passos
- First published
- 1930
- Genre
- Literary fiction, Political, Modernist, Class and society
Is USA worth reading?
2 of the 16 best-of lists it could have made include it: 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library) and The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer).
| List | Place | Original |
|---|---|---|
| 100 Best Novels (board's list) (Modern Library, 1998) | No. 23 | See the list |
| The 100 greatest novels of all time (The Observer, 2003) | Listed | See the list |
Best edition of USA
The edition we link to is the Penguin paperback (1973).
- Publisher
- Penguin (paperback, 1973)
- ISBN
- 9780140024180
How critics, prizes and readers rate USA
Critics rate it most highly: it earned 19% of the points available on critics' lists, against 0% on prize lists and 0% on readers' and booksellers' lists.
Share of the available points it earned on each kind of list it was eligible for. How the scores work
Books like USA
If you liked USA, try Nineteen Eighty-Four, Brave New World or All the King's Men.
