Wonderful Town: New York Stories from the "New Yorker" - Living Language Series Updated edition

Jacket Description/Flap: New York City is not only "The New Yorker's place of origin and its sensibility's lifeblood; it is the heart of American literary culture. Wonderful Town collects superb short fiction by many of the magazine's and this country's most accomplished writers. Like all good fiction, these stories take particular places, particular people, and particular events and turn them into dramas of universal enlightenment and emotional impact. Here New York is every great place and every ordinary place. Each life in it, and each life in Wonderful Town, is the life of us all. Biographical Note: David Remnick is the editor of "The New Yorker." He won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for Lenin's Tomb and is also the author of Resurrection and King of the World: Muhammad Ali and the Rise of an American Hero. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children. Review Quotes: "Wonderfully rich and textured."--The Philadelphia Inquirer "An anthology that makes] you remember why the magazine has long had a reputation for literary excellence."--Chicago Tribune "Smart, well-written, and emotionally resonant, while possessing a high entertainment value."--T"he Plain Dealer" (Cleveland) Review Citations:

Library Journal 11/15/1999 (EAN 9780375409554, Compact Disc)

Library Journal 11/15/1999 (EAN 9780375409547, Analog Audio Cassette)

Library Journal 07/01/2000 (EAN 9780375409547, Analog Audio Cassette)

Kirkus Reviews 12/15/1999 pg. 1912 (EAN 9780375503566, Hardcover)

Booklist 01/01/2000 pg. 861 (EAN 9780375503566, Hardcover)

Library Journal 02/01/2000 pg. 99 (EAN 9780375503566, Hardcover)

New York Times 02/13/2000 pg. 6 (EAN 9780375503566, Hardcover)

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Contributor Bio:  Remnick, David David Remnick is a staff writer at The New Yorker. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Lenin s Tomb, his first book, which was selected by The New York Times Book Review as one of the nine Best Books of the Year. He is the author of two other books, including a collection of essays. He lives in New York.