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Proletarian Fiction
Calverton, V. F. | June 5, 1929 issue

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The article focuses on two books about proletarian fiction, "120 Million," by Michael Gold, and "Azure Cities," edited by Joshua Kunitz. "Azure Cities" and "120 Million" are similar in that both are concerned with the characters of the lower classes, peasants, and workers, the one with those in Russia, and the other with those in the United States. In "Azure Cities" the revolution is a reality; in "120 Million" it is a prospect. Mike Gold endeavors to link the Russian with the American theme in his proletarian recitations. He has yet to acquire the skill of these Russian writers, and the power that is present very often in their style as well as situations.

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PROLETARIAT in literature; WORKING class; 120 Million (Book); AZURE Cities (Book); KUNITZ, Joshua; GOLD, Michael, 1894-1967
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