John Dos Passos (1896–1970) is one of the greatest writers in the United States. Original literary experiments, a unique creative style, and the search for new novel forms earned him fame as an experimental artist, and the novels he created made Dos Passos a lifetime classic of American literature. The second volume of the Collected Works included: the first (“42nd parallel”) and most the second novel (“1919”) of the famous “USA” trilogy, which creates an epic picture of the life of American society. “The 42nd Parallel” is one of the best novels by John Dos Passos.