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The Coast of Chicago

by Stuart Dybek

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ISBN13: 9780312424251
ISBN10: 0312424256
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The stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybeks classic story collection. A childs collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielders 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 Americas most highly regarded writers.

Review:

"Has claim to comparison with Andersons Winesburg, Ohio and Joyce's Dubliners. . .Dybek's energetic prose produces dazzling effects." --Chicago Sun-Times

"Moving and real and often brilliantly ambitious." --Los Angeles Times

"A fictional world that is both ordinary and amazing." --The New York Times

"Irresistible...Mr. Dreiser, Mr. Farrell, Mr. Bellow, Mr. Algren, please say hello to Stuart Dybek. Hes one of yours." The Village Voice

"Establishes [Dybek] not merely as a talent but as a magician comparable to Eudora Welty and Joy Williams." --Chicago Tribune

"Tender and unforgiving...No matter where you grew up, after reading these stories youll have found the coast of Chicago" --San Francisco Chronicle

Product Details

ISBN:
9780312424251
Manufactured:
Picador USA
Publisher:
Picador USA
Author:
Dybek, Stuart
Subject:
General
Subject:
Stories (single author)
Copyright:
Edition Description:
Trade Paper
Publication Date:
March 2004
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Pages:
173
Dimensions:
8.12x5.62x.49 in. .39 lbs.
Age Level:
13-17

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