The Coast of Chicago
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- Synopsis
- In these loosely linked short stories, the author conveys a sense of urban life which is both grittily realistic and tinged with the mythic and supernatural. "Hot Ice" revolves around the neighborhood legend that a grief-stricken father once preserved the body of his drowned daughter in ice. In "Chopin in Winter" a boy's daily life is given meaning by the strains of Chopin from the apartment above, where a pregnant young woman pours her soul into her music. In "Bottle Caps," collecting the caps of beer bottles from alleys behind taverns becomes a boy's consuming passion. The author pays amazing attention to detail, and his characters find beauty and wonder in the dreariest surroundings.
- Copyright:
- 1990
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 182 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780312424251
- Publisher:
- N/A
- Date of Addition:
- 05/12/04
- Copyrighted By:
- Stuart Dybek
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction
- Submitted By:
- Deborah Kent Stein
- Proofread By:
- Lena
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.