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PublisherSt. Martin's Press

ISBN-101250061997

ISBN-139781250061997

eBay Product ID (ePID)211804234

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Book TitleChicago : a Novel

Number of Pages320 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicComing of Age, Literary

Publication Year2016

IllustratorYes

GenreFiction

AuthorBrian Doyle

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height1.1 in

Item Weight13.8 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width5.8 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2015-043223

ReviewsPraise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This heartfelt collection of vignettes is woven together by the narrator's earnest love of life and people and his desire to grow in his surroundings. Through the lens of one man's first foray into adulthood, Doyle pens a moving ode to the city of Chicago and the singular nature of its people. A warm and entertaining journey of discovery with occasional amazing quirks." -- Booklist (starred review) "As its title suggests, Chicago 's foremost subject is the city itself, and the book is very much a paean to Chicago." -- Paste Magazine Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This heartfelt collection of vignettes is woven together by the narrator's earnest love of life and people and his desire to grow in his surroundings. Through the lens of one man's first foray into adulthood, Doyle pens a moving ode to the city of Chicago and the singular nature of its people. A warm and entertaining journey of discovery with occasional amazing quirks." -- Booklist (starred review) "Doyle's charming tale of a young man's brief residency in this 'rough and burly city in the middle of America.'" -- Chicago Reader "A lyrical coming of age story. ... While Doyle's reputation as a gentle storyteller precedes him I've encountered his essays online I wasn't prepared for the sheer musicality of his prose, which is positively Fitzgeraldian." -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "As its title suggests, Chicago 's foremost subject is the city itself, and the book is very much a paean to Chicago." -- Paste Magazine "This coming-ofage novel follows a young grad student who moves to the city and meets a wide cast of colorful characters during his fiveseason stay. Described as 'a love letter to Chicago,' Doyle's novel takes us back to a Chicago of years ago that feels both foreign and familiar." -- Chicago Tribune "Brian Doyle's Chicago , despite breaking all the rules in the fictionist's handbook, works. It is certainly the best book I've read this year." -- Washington Independent Review of Books Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This heartfelt collection of vignettes is woven together by the narrator's earnest love of life and people and his desire to grow in his surroundings. Through the lens of one man's first foray into adulthood, Doyle pens a moving ode to the city of Chicago and the singular nature of its people. A warm and entertaining journey of discovery with occasional amazing quirks." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This heartfelt collection of vignettes is woven together by the narrator's earnest love of life and people and his desire to grow in his surroundings. Through the lens of one man's first foray into adulthood, Doyle pens a moving ode to the city of Chicago and the singular nature of its people. A warm and entertaining journey of discovery with occasional amazing quirks." -- Booklist (starred review) "Doyle's charming tale of a young man's brief residency in this 'rough and burly city in the middle of America.'" -- Chicago Reader "A lyrical coming of age story. ... While Doyle's reputation as a gentle storyteller precedes him I've encountered his essays online I wasn't prepared for the sheer musicality of his prose, which is positively Fitzgeraldian." -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "As its title suggests, Chicago 's foremost subject is the city itself, and the book is very much a paean to Chicago." -- Paste Magazine "This coming-ofage novel follows a young grad student who moves to the city and meets a wide cast of colorful characters during his fiveseason stay. Described as 'a love letter to Chicago,' Doyle's novel takes us back to a Chicago of years ago that feels both foreign and familiar." -- Chicago Tribune "Brian Doyle's Chicago , despite breaking all the rules in the fictionist's handbook, works. It is certainly the best book I've read this year." -- Washington Independent Review of Books Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why, Doyle is a born storyteller. ... Life in the Northwest woods may be fanciful in Martin Marten , but the characters emerge true as rain. - Seattle Times " The Plover is about beauty, loneliness, the mysteries of the sea, albatrosses, an unforgettable young girl, language, healing, and love. And plenty more. Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences; in this book he has somehow unified his considerable talents into an affirming, whimsical, exuberant, and pelagic wonder. Few contemporary novels shimmer like this one." -Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See, Praise for Chicago "In this gorgeous novel, the protagonist is the setting. Although it's full of interesting characters and surprising events, and the narrative is spun with great skill, the true spell it casts on the reader is the spell of atmosphere, its portrait of a time and place so complete that this becomes reading experience that feels like a life experience--the details are that vivid, and the immersion that complete. Chicago is memorable, original, and full of passionate exploration." --Laura Kasischke, National Book Critics Circle Award winner for Space, In Chains "Page follows page of evocative writing as Doyle celebrates "the shopkeepers and cops and nuns and bus drivers and carpenters and teachers who composed the small vibrant villages that collectively were the real Chicago." The quiet introspection and cleareyed focus on a vibrant and powerful American city makes Doyle's paean to Chicago a literary jewel." -- Kirkus Reviews "This heartfelt collection of vignettes is woven together by the narrator's earnest love of life and people and his desire to grow in his surroundings. Through the lens of one man's first foray into adulthood, Doyle pens a moving ode to the city of Chicago and the singular nature of its people. A warm and entertaining journey of discovery with occasional amazing quirks." -- Booklist (starred review) "A lyrical coming of age story. ... While Doyle's reputation as a gentle storyteller precedes him I've encountered his essays online I wasn't prepared for the sheer musicality of his prose, which is positively Fitzgeraldian." -- Arkansas Democrat-Gazette "As its title suggests, Chicago 's foremost subject is the city itself, and the book is very much a paean to Chicago." -- Paste Magazine "This coming-ofage novel follows a young grad student who moves to the city and meets a wide cast of colorful characters during his fiveseason stay. Described as 'a love letter to Chicago,' Doyle's novel takes us back to a Chicago of years ago that feels both foreign and familiar." -- Chicago Tribune "Brian Doyle's Chicago , despite breaking all the rules in the fictionist's handbook, works. It is certainly the best book I've read this year." -- Washington Independent Review of Books Praise for Brian Doyle "Doyle is a born storyteller." -- Seattle Times "Brian Doyle writes with Melville's humor, Whitman's ecstasy, and Faulkner's run-on sentences." --Anthony Doerr, author of All the Light We Cannot See "Brian Doyle's writing is driven by his passion for the human, touchable, daily life, and equally for the untouchable mystery of all else." --Mary Oliver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author "Brian Doyle has a fine quick mind alert for anomaly and quirk--none of them beyond his agile pen." --Peter Matthiessen, National Book Award-winning author of Shadow Country "Doyle's sleights of hand, word, and reality burr up off the page the way bits of heather burr out of a handmade Irish sweater yet the same sweater is stained indigenous orange by a thousand Netarts Bay salmonberries." --David James Duncan, author of The Brothers K and The River Why

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal813/.6

SynopsisOn the last day of summer, some years ago, a young college graduate moves to Chicago and rents a small apartment on the north side of the city, by the vast and muscular lake. This is the story of the five seasons he lives there, during which he meets gangsters, gamblers, policemen, a brave and garrulous bus driver, a cricket player, a librettist, his first girlfriend, a shy apartment manager, and many other riveting souls, not to mention a wise and personable dog of indeterminate breed. A love letter to Chicago, the Great American City, and a wry account of a young man's coming-of-age during the one summer in White Sox history when they had the best outfield in baseball, Brian Doyle's Chicago is a novel that will plunge you into a city you will never forget, and may well wish to visit for the rest of your days.

LC Classification NumberPS3604.O9547C49 2016