(In reality, Kazan had written a previous novel about a Greek immigrant and his friend, an Armenian immigrant, called America, America and made it into a film.) John Barkham of Saturday Review stated "The theater's loss is literature's gain: Elia Kazan has written a striking novel."
In fact, Kazan had previously authored a book about a Greek immigrant and his friend, an Armenian immigrant, titled America, America, which he adapted into a movie. John Barkham of Saturday Review stated that "The theater's loss is literature's gain: Elia Kazan has written a remarkable novel."