{"product_id":"soul-mates-of-the-lost-generation-the-letters-of-john-dos-passos-and-crystal-ross-hardcover","title":"Soul Mates of the Lost Generation: The Letters of John DOS Passos and Crystal Ross - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLewis M. Dabney\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJed Perl\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eSoul Mates of the Lost Generation\u003c\/i\u003e recovers for contemporary readers one of the last great collections of letters of the Jazz Age. It is the correspondence between the pioneering novelist John Dos Passos and a young woman named Crystal Ross, to whom he was engaged and who reveals herself as one of the truly daring, vivacious spirits of that extraordinary time. Before his passing in 2015, Ross's son, the esteemed literary scholar Lewis M. Dabney, completed a dual biography of the couple's time together based on this rare correspondence.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe bulk of the letters were written between 1923 and 1928, during Dos Passos's first major creative period. The letters relate scenes from the pair's life in the rich culture of Paris in the 1920s and their association with Hemingway, the Fitzgeralds, and other figures of literary modernism. Engaged in 1924, Dos Passos and Ross often corresponded about their ongoing work and the work of others in Dos Passos's circle. Dos Passos introduced his fiancée to Hemingway, and the couple accompanied him and other writers on an early trip to Pamplona, the setting of \u003ci\u003eThe Sun Also Rises, \u003c\/i\u003e in which Ross makes a cameo appearance. This collection of never-before-seen letters offers rare insights into the life of the influential modernist author of \u003ci\u003eManhattan Transfer, The 42nd Parallel, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Big Money, \u003c\/i\u003e and into that of a remarkably independent, fascinating woman.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe late Lewis M. Dabney, son of Crystal Ray Ross Dabney, was Professor of English at the University of Wyoming and the author of numerous books, including the celebrated \u003ci\u003eEdmund Wilson: A Life in Literature.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 184\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.7 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49316289904792,"sku":"9780813948676","price":31.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0759\/8830\/4024\/files\/P72z2Mr2oC9780813948676.webp?v=1782129096","url":"https:\/\/thepinkflamingobooks.myshopify.com\/products\/soul-mates-of-the-lost-generation-the-letters-of-john-dos-passos-and-crystal-ross-hardcover","provider":"The Pink Flamingo","version":"1.0","type":"link"}