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The Coast of Chicago: Stories

Book Description
The stolid landscape of Chicago suddenly turns dreamlike and otherworldly in Stuart Dybek's classic story collection. A child's collection of bottle caps becomes the tombstones of a graveyard. A lowly rightfielder's inexplicable death turns him into a martyr to baseball. Strains of Chopin floating down the tenement airshaft are transformed into a mysterious anthem of loss. Combining homely detail ... More
Book Information
PublisherPicador USA
BindingPaperback (13 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages192
ISBN-10B0058M7UTE
Publication Date04/03/2004
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About Stuart Dybek (Author) : Stuart Dybek is a published author of young adult books. Some of the published credits of Stuart Dybek include The Coast of Chicago, Chicago Stories: Tales of the City.
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