Download or read book A Walker in the City written by Alfred Kazin and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 1951 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The acclaimed story of a soul awakening to the ecstasy of the senses, the power of language, and the meaning of existence. Kazin's memorable description of his life as a young man as he makes the journey from Brooklyn to "Americanca"--The larger world that begins at the other end of the subway in Manhattan. A classic portrayal of the Jewish immigrant culture of the 1930s.