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Another City: Writing from Los Angeles

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Stories, chronicles, and poems by both well-established and up-and-coming young writers about how it was to come to LA or what it was like to grow up there, about the ocean and the desert, the entertainment industry and earthquakes, riots and racism, fires and freaks.

Contributors include: Jervey Tervalon, Aimee Bender, Benjamin Weissman, Sesshu Foster, Richard Rayner, Jeffrey McDaniel, Amy Uyematsu, Russell Leong, Aleida Rodrguez, Luis Alfaro, Bia Lowe, Amy Gerstler, and others.

David Ulinhas lived in Los Angeles since 1991. From 1993-6 he was the book editor of the LA Weekly. He is currently on the board of the National Book Critics Circle, and writes regularly for the LA Weekly,Chicago Tribune, Newsday, and the Los Angeles Times.

Synopsis:

Stories, chronicles, and poems by both well-established and up-and-coming young writers about how it was to come to LA or what it was like to grow up there, about the ocean and the desert, the entertainment industry and earthquakes, riots and racism, fires and freaks.

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ISBN:
9780872863910
Subtitle:
Writing from Los Angeles
Editor:
Ulin, David L.
Editor:
Ulin, David L.
Author:
Ulin, David L.
Publisher:
City Lights Books
Location:
San Francisco
Subject:
City and town life
Subject:
American
Subject:
American - General
Subject:
Anthologies (multiple authors)
Subject:
American literature
Subject:
Los angeles
Subject:
American literature -- 20th century.
Subject:
City and town life -- Literary collections.
Series Volume:
vol. 1
Publication Date:
September 2001
Binding:
Paperback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
273
Dimensions:
8.00x6.08x.88 in. .90 lbs.

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