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The Brooklyn Reader - by Andrea Wyatt & Alice Leccese Powers (Paperback)
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2025-04-20
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Number of Pages: 304
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: American
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: General
Author: Andrea Wyatt & Alice Leccese Powers
Language: English
"Lively, affectionate, moving pieces by the natives and transplants who have made Brooklyn one of America's great literary landscapes." -- Tallahassee Democrat "Intelligently conceived and intelligently executed ... a portrait of the borough as it might have been edited for William Shawn's New Yorker." -- Boston Sunday Globe "There's plenty of gems ... one of the best is Capote's evocation of the Heights and those first sentences: 'I live in Brooklyn. By choice.' " -- New York "Testaments to the mythic place Brooklyn was, and in many ways continues to be."--New YorkDaily News.
Genre: Literary Collections
Sub-Genre: American
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Broadway Books
Age Range: Adult
Book theme: General
Author: Andrea Wyatt & Alice Leccese Powers
Language: English
About the Book
Ranging from warm, nostalgic memories of childhood to humorous tales of new arrivals adjusting to the American way, or just stories of life's unplanned adventures, THE BROOKLYN READER features a rich diversity of writings--short stories, poetry, essays, novels, biographies, and plays--that offer 30 writers' unique and colorful experiences of New York City's biggest borough.Book Synopsis
There is no other place quite like Brooklyn. Not only has it inspired and nurtured many native writers, it has had a profound impact on those passing through. The Brooklyn Reader features a rich diversity of writings -- short stories, poetry, essays, novels, biographies, and plays -- that offer thirty writers' unique and colorful experiences of New York City's biggest borough. Ranging from warm, nostalgic memories of childhood to humorous tales of new arrivals adjusting to the American way, or just stories of life's unplanned adventures, this reading tour is a true delight. Contributors include: Anatole Broyard Cristina Garcia Henry Miller Betty Smith Derek Walcott Truman Capote Spike Lee Isaac Bashevis Singer William Styron Walt WhitmanReview Quotes
"Lively, affectionate, moving pieces by the natives and transplants who have made Brooklyn one of America's great literary landscapes." -- Tallahassee Democrat "Intelligently conceived and intelligently executed ... a portrait of the borough as it might have been edited for William Shawn's New Yorker." -- Boston Sunday Globe "There's plenty of gems ... one of the best is Capote's evocation of the Heights and those first sentences: 'I live in Brooklyn. By choice.' " -- New York "Testaments to the mythic place Brooklyn was, and in many ways continues to be."--New YorkDaily News.
