An American Summer: Love and Death in Chicago

by Alex Kotlowitz

Book Overview

2020 J. ANTHONY LUKAS PRIZE WINNER

From the bestselling author of There Are No Children Here, a richly textured, heartrending portrait of love and death in Chicago's most turbulent neighborhoods.

The numbers are staggering: over the past twenty years in Chicago, 14,033 people have been killed and another roughly 60,000 wounded by gunfire. What does that do to the spirit of individuals and community? Drawing on his...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0385538804
• ISBN13: 9780385538800
• Release Date: March 2019
• Publisher: Nan A. Talese
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.6" x 9.1"