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Urban Muse, the (1998) [Anthology]
by Paul Auster James Baldwin Saul Bellow John Cheever F. Scott Fitzgerald Dashiell Hammett Nathaniel Hawthorne Langston Hughes Zora Neale Hurston Henry James Herman Melville Cynthia Ozick Grace Paley Dorothy Parker Delmore Schwartz Isaac Bashevis Singer Anzia Yezierska Rating: No votes (Rate!)
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Summary (From the publisher):

The complexity of the American city is captured in seventeen extraordinary stories that compose this exceptional anthology edited by award-winning author Ilan Stavans.

The stories in this collection travel between the greatest of American cities: from F. Scott Fitzgerald's bright bauble of New York to Raymond Chandler's moody Los Angeles; range historically from Nathaniel Hawthorne to Paul Auster; cross gender to Dorothy Parker and race to Zora Neal Hurston and James Baldwin. The Urban Muse pays tribute to magnificence of the American city by capturing the full range of voices and cultures that have taken part in its drama.

Contents:

  • Paul Auster: "Auggie Wren's Christmas Story"
  • Zora Neale Hurston: "Spunk"
  • Isaac Bashevis Singer: "The Cabalist of East Broadway"
  • Herman Melville: "Bartleby the Scrivener"
  • James Baldwin: "Sonny's Blues"
  • Grace Paley: "Faith in a Tree"
  • John Cheever: "The Enormous Radio"
  • F. Scott Fitzgerald: "May Day"
  • Anzia Yezierska: "My Own People"
  • Dashiell Hammett: "The House in Turk Street"
  • Henry James: "The Jolly Corner"
  • Saul Bellow: "Looking for Mr. Green"
  • Dorothy Parker: "From the Diary of a New York Lady"
  • Langston Hughes: "Little Dog"
  • Nathaniel Hawthorne: "My Kinsman, Major Molineux"
  • Delmore Schwartz: "In Dreams Begin Responsibilities"
  • Cynthia Ozick: "The Pagan Rabbi"

Original title: The Urban Muse: Stories on the American City
Original languages: English

Quotes:

Genre: FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction/classics


The following works are contained within this one:
     My Kinsman, Major Molineux (1832) [Short Story]
      Author: Nathaniel Hawthorne
     Bartleby (1853) [Novelette]
      Author: Herman Melville
     Jolly Corner, the (1908) [Short Story]
      Author: Henry James
     May Day (1920) [Novelette]
      Author: F. Scott Fitzgerald

Edition #1: The Urban Muse

The Urban Muse (1998)
Edition Details:

Language: English


Edited by: Ilan Stavans
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Manifested in:

The Urban Muse (December 29, 1997)

Format: Paperback
Publisher: Delta
ISBN: 0385313683
Dimensions: 5.2 x 8.5 x 1
Pages: 384

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