Chicago Stories: Tales of the City

by G. Anderson

Hometown and host to talents as diverse as Richard Wright, David Mamet, Maya Angelou, Saul Bellow, and Mike Royko, Chicago boasts a rich tradition of writers who have helped shape our sense of the city even as the city informs their best work. It's "a writer's town...a fighter's town," according to Nelson Algren, and this anthology proves it. With a striking new cover, Chicago Stories collects the most evocative writing on the city, its gritty realism,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0811839745
• ISBN13: 9780811839747
• Release Date: February 2003
• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Length: 241 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary