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Lädt ... Granta 108: Chicagovon John Freeman (Herausgeber)
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. A 2009 issue of the UK literary journal, themed on Chicago. There are many good pieces, half a dozen excellent pieces, and I’m glad to have finally sampled Stuart Dybek, Nelson Algren, George Saunders. The low-income housing projects have long fascinated me, and Camilo Jose Vergara’s photo essay of their rise in the 1950s and demolition in the 2000s was haunting. The entries focus on the cliches and downsides of Chicago, and altogether it is effective and suffocating. Still, c’mon ... there is optimism and success in Chicago. ( ) keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Saul Bellow and Ernest Hemingway grew up there. The eight-hour work day, the Ponzi scheme and the rhythm and blues have risen from its streets. But Chicago is not just a city of the past. In this dynamic issue, Granta brings the one-time industrial hub to life through the eyes of exciting new writers, from home grown stars like George Saunders and Stuart Dybek, to immigrants who have come to the city from Bosnia, China and Ethiopia. In this issue, Aleksandar Hemon plays football with Italians and Tibetans along Lake Shore Drive. Chicago born MacArthur 'genius' grant-winning photographer Camilo José Vergara captures the demolition of the city's massive public housing estates. Richard Powers recollects the flood of 1992. Don DeLillo remembers Nelson Algren. Alex Kotlowitz explores the cost of urban violence and Dinaw Mengestu describes moving back home to run his dying father's messenger business. Plus a sneak preview of Peter Carey's new novel.Finally, Nobel Laureate Wole Soyinka meditates on the meaning of the city's most visible son, Barack Obama. Out of these stories - which will be wrapped in a beautiful cover by Chris Ware - will arise a vivid portrait of a city remaking itself: a city shredded by violence but poised for a new future; a city that once again has a legitimate claim to being the home of the world's best writers. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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