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Blue in Chicago

- And Other Stories
Af: Bette Howland Engelsk Paperback

Blue in Chicago

- And Other Stories
Af: Bette Howland Engelsk Paperback
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''One of the significant writers of her generation.'' Saul Bellow

''Her prose is cooler than a cocktail and sharper than a Japanese knife . . . Nora Ephron meets Lorrie Moore, which is about as good as it gets.'' Rachel Cooke, Observer

''We should be glad to have her back . . . Howland has the pinpoint vision that can make any sentence into a jewel.'' John Self, The Times

Blue in Chicago brings together the bittersweet short stories of the remarkable American writer Bette Howland. Hailed as a major talent before all but disappearing from public view, this tenderly compiled collection restores her vital voice to our shelves.

Bette Howland was an outsider: an intellectual from a working-class neighborhood in Chicago; a divorcee and single mother, to the disapproval of her Jewish family; an artist chipped away at by poverty and self-doubt. Her stories radiate a passionate commitment to the lives of ordinary people and the humble grace of everyday.

From city streets to the hospital to the public library to the mundane family outing, her sly humour, aching melancholy and tender insight illuminate every page. Here is an astonishing literary voice rediscovered.

Blue in Chicago features an afterword by Honor Moore and was published in the US under the title Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

''Beautifully bittersweet . . . funny, ruefully poetic and effortlessly perceptive.'' Daily Mail

''Captivating writing: rhythmic, alert, empathetic . . . I haven’t enjoyed another book more this year.'' Telegraph

''Profound . . . To read Bette Howland is to be handed a gift you didn''t know you needed.'' Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

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''One of the significant writers of her generation.'' Saul Bellow

''Her prose is cooler than a cocktail and sharper than a Japanese knife . . . Nora Ephron meets Lorrie Moore, which is about as good as it gets.'' Rachel Cooke, Observer

''We should be glad to have her back . . . Howland has the pinpoint vision that can make any sentence into a jewel.'' John Self, The Times

Blue in Chicago brings together the bittersweet short stories of the remarkable American writer Bette Howland. Hailed as a major talent before all but disappearing from public view, this tenderly compiled collection restores her vital voice to our shelves.

Bette Howland was an outsider: an intellectual from a working-class neighborhood in Chicago; a divorcee and single mother, to the disapproval of her Jewish family; an artist chipped away at by poverty and self-doubt. Her stories radiate a passionate commitment to the lives of ordinary people and the humble grace of everyday.

From city streets to the hospital to the public library to the mundane family outing, her sly humour, aching melancholy and tender insight illuminate every page. Here is an astonishing literary voice rediscovered.

Blue in Chicago features an afterword by Honor Moore and was published in the US under the title Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage.

''Beautifully bittersweet . . . funny, ruefully poetic and effortlessly perceptive.'' Daily Mail

''Captivating writing: rhythmic, alert, empathetic . . . I haven’t enjoyed another book more this year.'' Telegraph

''Profound . . . To read Bette Howland is to be handed a gift you didn''t know you needed.'' Irenosen Okojie, author of Nudibranch

Produktdetaljer
Sprog: Engelsk
Sider: 336
ISBN-13: 9781529035858
Indbinding: Paperback
Udgave:
ISBN-10: 1529035856
Kategori: Chicago
Udg. Dato: 24 jun 2021
Længde: 26mm
Bredde: 197mm
Højde: 129mm
Forlag: Pan Macmillan
Oplagsdato: 24 jun 2021
Forfatter(e): Bette Howland
Forfatter(e) Bette Howland


Kategori Chicago


ISBN-13 9781529035858


Sprog Engelsk


Indbinding Paperback


Sider 336


Udgave


Længde 26mm


Bredde 197mm


Højde 129mm


Udg. Dato 24 jun 2021


Oplagsdato 24 jun 2021


Forlag Pan Macmillan

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