The Coast of Chicago
Author | : Stuart Dybek |
Publisher | : Picador |
Total Pages | : 197 |
Release | : 2004-04-03 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781466806375 |
ISBN-13 | : 1466806370 |
Rating | : 4/5 (370 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Coast of Chicago written by Stuart Dybek and published by Picador. This book was released on 2004-04-03 with total page 197 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek's classic story collection. A child's collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielder's inexplicable death turns him into a martyr to baseball. Strains of Chopin floating down the tenement airshaft are transformed into a mysterious anthem of loss. Combining homely detail and heartbreakingly familiar voices with grand leaps of imagination, The Coast of Chicago is a masterpiece from one of America's most highly regarded writers.