John Dos Passos (1896–1970) was born in Chicago and
graduated from Harvard in 1916. His service as an ambulance driver
in Europe at the end of World War I led him to write Three
Soldiers in 1919. A prolific travel writer, biographer,
playwright, and novelist, he is an American classic of the
twentieth century.
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“I regard Dos Passos as the greatest writer of our time.” —Jean-Paul Sartre
"I regard Dos Passos as the greatest writer of our time." -Jean-Paul Sartre
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