New York City is not only The New Yorker magazine's place of origin and its sensibility's life blood, it is the heart of American literary culture. Wonderful Town, an anthology of superb short fiction by many of the magazine's most accomplished contributors, celebrates the 75-year marriage between a preeminent publication and its preeminent context with this collection.
Wonderful Town touches on some of the city's famous places and stops at some of its more obscure corners, but the real guidebook is to the hearts and the minds of those who populate the metropolis built by its pages. New York is every great and ordinary place. Each life in it, and each life in Wonderful Town, is the life of us all.
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"I haven't read every single story; this was the "textbook" for a creative writing class I took over the summer. It was good. It contains stories from the New Yorker. I gave it a 4 instead of a a 5 for some degree of pretension and samey-ness." — Amy (4 out of 5 stars)
"I haven't read every single story; this was the "textbook" for a creative writing class I took over the summer. It was good. It contains stories from the New Yorker. I gave it a 4 instead of a a 5 for some degree of pretension and samey-ness."
" Some stories star New York, in other tales the Big Apple is but a supporting player or backdrop. Offerings from John Cheever, Lorrie Moore, Philip Roth and Veronica Geng. Selections are hit and miss. "
" As with any large collection of short stories, some are better than others. But with a volume pulled from The New Yorker, obviously the stories are awfully good. "
" A decent compendium of stories - some that you'll already know like the back of your hand (and probably love) and others that you won't (and probably don't). It was only okay as an entire collection, but "location"-themed collections aren't usually my bag so i probably am being subjectively anti. "
" Miraculously, I only skipped over only 3 of these stories. This is truly a superb collection and makes me want to renew my New Yorker subscription. I highly recommend this for any lover of the short story format. "
" A great mix of storytellers that represent New York in all its facets of life and light. A great reference for writers who want an literary anthology with specific theme. "
" Nice collection wth some well known pieces as well as some under-known gems. "
" Great melange of NYC stories! "
" Loved this wonderful collection of stories by diverse writers I'm going to buy it and leave it on my reading table. Highly recommend whether you love NY or not. "
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