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Title: Wonderful Town: New York Stories from the New Yorker by David Remnick, Susan Choi ISBN: 037575752X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4.17
Rating: 5
Summary: Terrific!
Comment: John Cheever, Woody Allen, and Bernard Malamud wrote my favorite stories in this wonderful collection about life in New York City. Three quick thoughts: (1) While the dynamic captured by some authors seems a little dated (Dorothy Parker), most of the stories resonate with characters, experiences, and social groups that are common today in New York. (2) The collection offers 44 stories and 44 authors. This helps a reader see how these authors are great in different ways. (3) This collection ends, once and for all, the impression that all stories in The New Yorker are the same. Buy this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: A brilliant collection
Comment: This collection of New York stories shows both why writers have been fascinated with the Big Apple for so long and also why The New Yorker has been the hallmark of short fiction. The collection begins with Cheever and ends with Perlman, which pretty much sums up the golden years of the magazine. The pleasures here range from a story of lingering urban dread by William Maxwell to a hilarious tale of an intellectual loser by Jonathan Franzen. Updike's story both paints a true picture of New York in the snow and returns to his favorite theme -- infidelity. Philip Roth has a hilarious entry about a famous writer hounded by a game show contestant -- even funnier if you've seen "Quiz Show." The collection made me homesick for New York. It's one of the best books I read in 2000.
Rating: 4
Summary: A must-read for literary fiction fans
Comment: This is not only a good anthology to read for entertainment, but also a necessity for anyone who wants to write literary fiction. The New Yorker is the cornerstone of American contemporary literature, and this book captures a good sampling of the stories which have appeared in its pages the last 50 years or so. I particularly liked DEisenberg's story, and the fact that JCheever's story appears first. I think the book should have had a few more lighter pieces, and wonder why McInerney was skipped over.
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Title: The Fun of It: Stories from the Talk of the Town by Lillian Ross ISBN: 0375756493 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker by David Remnick ISBN: 0375757511 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 01 May, 2001 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: Eight Million Stories in a New York Minute by Heather Holland Wheaton ISBN: 0972080007 Publisher: HK Publishing Pub. Date: July, 2002 List Price(USD): $5.00 |
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Title: Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from the New Yorker by David Remnick, Henry Finder ISBN: 0375761276 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 15 October, 2002 List Price(USD): $14.95 |
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Title: The New Gilded Age: The New Yorker Looks at the Culture of Affluence by David Remnick ISBN: 0375757155 Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 06 November, 2001 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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